title: Recognition of pacemaker lead infection by transoesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: Transoesophageal echocardiography identified a pacemaker lead infection in a patient in whom transthoracic echocardiography was negative and there were no specific signs of skin inflammation over the pulse generator.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hôpital Universitaire Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Van Camp
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vandenbossche
mesh_terms: D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D004947:Esophagus; D006327:Heart Block / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology