Clinical Guidance for Managing Patients with Implanted Devices

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  • Figure 1.

    Diagnosis of CIED Infection

    CIED=cardiovascular implantable electronic device.Reproduced with permission from Springer from Durante-Mangoni E, Mattucci I, Agrusta F, Tripodi MF, Utili R. Current trends in the management of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infections. Intern Emerg Med 2012;8:465–476.
  • Figure 2.

    Amiodarone Plus a β-Blocker Reduced Shocks in Patients With VT and Structural Heart Disease

    VT=ventricular tachycardia.Reproduced from Connolly SJ, Dorian P, Roberts RS, et al; Optimal Pharmacological Therapy in Cardioverter Defibrillator Patients (OPTIC) Investigators. Comparison of beta-blockers, amiodarone plus beta-blockers, or sotalol for prevention of shocks from implantable cardioverter defibrillators: the OPTIC Study: a randomized trial. JAMA 2006;295(2):165–171. Copyright © 2006 American Medical Association.