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Nearly 80% of patients with infection following cardiac implant not treated appropriately: study

Posted on April 5th, 2022

Ricky Zipp, MedTechDive, April 5, 2022

MedTechDive provides a summary of a study showing 80% of patients that have an infection from a cardiac implant are not treated according to clinical practice guidelines, increasing their chances of death from infection. Read article on MedTechDive. Lead Author, Sean Pokorney MD provides additional information in this press release from Duke University’s health center.