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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0120-5633</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Colombiana de Cardiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Colomb. Cardiol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-5633</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Colombiana de Cardiologia. Oficina de Publicaciones]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0120-56332016000600508</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1016/j.rccar.2016.07.05</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Infección relacionada con los dispositivos cardiovasculares]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Cardiovascular device-related infections]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Rosso]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fernando]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Perafán-Bautista]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pablo E.]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carrillo-Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diana C.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramos-Amézquita]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Martín H.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cedano-Rincón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Valle del Lili  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>23</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<fpage>508</fpage>
<lpage>513</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-56332016000600508&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-56332016000600508&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-56332016000600508&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Objetivo:  Describir las características demográficas y clínicas de los pacientes que presentaron infecciones relacionadas con los dispositivos cardiovasculares electrónicos implantables.  Métodos: Se revisaron las historias clínicas de los pacientes que ingresaron por infecciones de los dispositivos cardiovasculares implantables entre enero de 2006 y septiembre de 2015. Se describieron las características relacionadas con el paciente, el procedimiento, el dispositivo y el microorganismo aislado.  Resultados:  22 pacientes fueron admitidos por infecciones relacionadas con los dispositivos electrónicos cardiovasculares implantables. El promedio de edad fue 63 años (DE 13,7) y 86% fueron del sexo masculino. La mitad de los pacientes tenían enfermedad renal crónica y solo el 27% diabetes mellitus. Todos los casos tenían al menos 2 electrodos intracardiacos y el 40,91% refirieron el antecedente de recambio del dispositivo. El germen más frecuentemente aislado fue el Staphylococcus epidermidis. La mortalidad fue del 22,73%.  Conclusiones:  Las infecciones por los dispositivos cardiovasculares son cada vez más frecuentes. Se debe identificar la presencia de infección local o sistémica con o sin compromiso intracardiaco. Los objetivos del tratamiento van dirigidos a la remoción del dispositivo cardiovascular y el tratamiento antibiótico dirigido.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Motivation:  To describe demographic and clinical characteristics of patients who developed infections related to cardiovascular implantable electronic devices.  Methods:  Medical records of patients who were admitted for infections of cardiovascular implantable devices between January 2006 and September 2015 were reviewed. Characteristics related to the patient, the procedure, the device and the isolated microorganism were described.  Results:  22 patients were admitted for infections related to cardiovascular implantable Electronic devices Average age was 63 years (SD 13.7) and 86% were male. Half of the patients suffered from chronic renal disease and only 27% diabetes mellitus. All cases had at least 2 intracardiac electrodes and 40.91% had required a previous replacement of the device. The most frequently isolated germ was Staphylococcus epidermidis. Mortality rate was 22.73%.  Conclusions:  Cardiovascular device-related infections are more and more frequent. The presence of a local or systemic infection with or without intracardiac involvement must be identified. The goals of the treatment are oriented towards the removal of the cardiovascular device and empirical antibiotic therapy.]]></p></abstract>
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