August 2026

CARDIOVASCULAR

WORKING ACROSS 11 HOSPITALS TO IDENTIFY AND TREAT CARDIAC DEVICE INFECTIONS FASTER

Featuring: Graham S. Peigh, MD​, and Albert C. Lin, MD

Episode Summary

Graham S. Peigh, MD, and Albert C. Lin, MD, discuss a new approach to treating device-based infections faster. As part of the RECTIFY trial, Northwestern Medicine created a process to identify patients with potential cardiac device infections and connect treating physicians with electrophysiology specialists. This process has been implemented at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in downtown Chicago and hospitals across the Northwestern Medicine system.
Graham S. Peigh, MD, Assistant Professor of Cardiology at Northwestern Medicine
Albert C. Lin, MD, Associate Professor of Cardiology at Northwestern Medicine

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