Antibiotic envelope markedly cuts risk of cardiac device-related infection
NEW ORLEANS (March 17, 2019) — Encasing cardiac devices such as pacemakers or defibrillators in an “envelope” –a mesh sleeve embedded with antibiotics–reduces the risk of major device-related infection by 40 percent within one year with no increase in complications, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual Scientific Session. The…