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Clinical & Public Awareness

American Heart Association’s National CIED Infection Initiative

American Heart Association’s National CIED Infection Initiative provides recommendations to bridge gaps in awareness and treatment of cardiac device infection. Description of initiative and associated articles, podcasts, webinars

CIED Infection: Urgency in Time from Identification to Treatment & Removal

Sean Pokorney, MD, John Andriulli, DO, Alexandra Wick, MD discuss the structural barriers that lead to delays in identification and removal of the infection, the cost of CIED infection, and the ideal timeline for identification, removal, and/or treatment of the infection.

CIED Discussion Guide: a downloadable handout

For both patients and caregivers – a discussion guide to increase awareness of CIED infection.