title: Response to Letter to the Editor.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Nasir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shariff
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eby
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Evan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Adelstein
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Alaa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shalaby
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saba
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Norman C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schwartzman
mesh_terms: D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*