Aggressive treatment can beat infections in implantable devices. When "vegetation" invades a pacemaker or cardioverter-defibrillator, your life could depend on its prompt removal.
D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*