title: [Total removal of infected pacemaker lead under cardiopulmonary bypass in a case of endocarditis, bacteremia and lung abscess].
abstract: A 60-year-old man, who had undergone implantation of a transvenous pacemaker system on the left chest wall for sick sinus syndrome 19 years ago, was admitted because of endocarditis with septicemia and lung abscess 2 months after reimplantation of the generator. His blood culture revealed Staphylococcus aureus. Following debridement of the infected pacemaker pocket and antibiotics therapy, we tried to remove the pacemaker system under cardiopulmonary bypass 1 month after admission. In intraoperative inspection, the electrodes had become firmly encased with fibrous tissue within the tricuspid valve and the right ventricle. After the operation, antibiotic therapy was performed for 4 weeks. His postoperative course was uneventful. Patients with pacemaker infection should undergo aggressive total removal of the pacemaker system, particularly incase with endocarditis and bacteremia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takabayashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maze
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kondoh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takao
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Onoda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimono
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shinpo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yada
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D020878:Device Removal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus