When the pacemaker or the defibrillator of a patient becomes infected, and if it's not immediately treated correctly, it can be a very emotional journey for the patient. Prof Biffi and Prof Ferreira have treated many CIED infection patients and often see cases where treatment was inappropriate or unnecessarily delayed. They share two touching patient stories with Prof Nicola Montano, physician in internal medicine. They discuss how these patients fell through the cracks of the diagnostic and therapeutic pathway and the devastating consequences for the patient.

This series is supported by Philips.

Patients Stories of a CIED Infection – Nicola Montano, Mauro Biffi and Ignacio Ferreira Gonzalez

Optimal Management of CIED Infections Podcast