Abstract Background In recent years, the incidence of infections related to cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) has increased sharply, impacting mortality. Objective To verify the proportion of patients with CIED infection; to analyze their clinical profile and the variables related to the infection and its progression. Methods Retrospective and longitudinal observational study including 123 patients with CIED infection among 6406 procedures. Parametric tests and a level of significance of 5% were used in the statistical analyses Results The mean age […]