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SUMMARY
As detailed in the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) international consensus document, long-term mortality is 2.5 times higher in patients with CIED infection than in non-infected carriers, and at three-year follow-up, ranges between 14% and 33%. The main factors influencing mortality rates remain unknown and could be related to the CIED infection itself, patients` comorbidities, or management strategy. Indeed, the long-term outcome of CIED infection has been described by a few studies including a limited number of IE patients recruited over a wide timespan. Stratifying patients according to . . .
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