Surgical removal of a giant vegetation on permanent endocavitary pacemaker wire and lead.
- Author:
Ma GUO-TAO
1
;
Miao QI
;
Zhang CHAO-JI
;
Cao LI-HUA
Author Information
1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peiking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peiking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Device Removal;
Endocarditis;
drug therapy;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Mycoses;
drug therapy;
Pacemaker, Artificial;
adverse effects;
Scopulariopsis
- From:
Chinese Medical Sciences Journal
2011;26(4):251-253
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Pacemaker lead infections are rare. There are only about 0.4%-1.1% of the patients who have been implanted permanent pacemakers suffering from serious infections which lead to endocarditis. Generally, removal of the infected pacemaker wire and lead, long-term anti-infection therapy, and implantation of a new pacemaker to another anatomic site are accepted approaches for these patients.
