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Figure 3 Mayo Clinic Algorithm of Cardiac Device Infection Management

(A) Approach to management of adults with PPM/ICD infection (also see Table 4). This algorithm applies only to the patients with complete device explantation. *Duration of antibiotics should be counted from the day of device explantation. (B) Guidelines for reimplantation of new device in patients with PPM/ICD infection (see also Table 4). AHA = American Heart Association; TEE = transesophageal echocardiography; other abbreviations as in Figure 1.