| PM: | Pacemaker |
| ICER: | Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio |
| ICD: | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator |
| CIED: | Cardiac implantable Electronic Devices |
| CRT: | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy |
| CRT-D: | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices without Defibrillator |
| QALY: | Quality-Adjusted Life Years |
| LOS: | Length of Stay |
| PADIT: | Prevention of Arrhythmia Device Infection Trial |
| TLE: | Transvenous Lead Extraction |
| TTE: | Transthoracic echocardiography |
| TEE: | Transesophageal echocardiography |
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