The Strategies to Promote Long-Term Cardiac Implant Site Health publishing competition has come to a close and we are pleased to announce the winning articles based on highest Cureus SIQ score*!

• 1st place (8.54 SIQ) - $5,000 honorarium: 'Strategies to Promote Long-Term Cardiac Implant Site Health' by Taleski and Zafirovska
• 2nd place (8.39 SIQ) - $2,000 honorarium: 'Evidence-Based Strategies to Promote Long-Term Cardiac Implant Site Health: Review of the Literature' by Licari, Viola, Carolla, Campanella and Salamone
• 3rd place (8.16 SIQ) - $1,000 honorarium: 'Surgical Techniques, Complications, and Long-Term Health Effects of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices' by Richardson, Prempeh, Gordon, Poyser and Tiesenga

Congratulations to the winning authors - we'll be contacting each submitting author to arrange for honorarium delivery, which includes the option of a cash distribution or equivalent donation made to the charity of their choice.

We'd also like to thank the Cureus community and our sponsor, Aziyo Biologics, for making this competition a success. You can browse through the entire library of competition articles via the link below.
https://www.cureus.com/competitions/cardimplanthealth