title: Successful removal of an infected pacemaker lead using cardiopulmonary bypass in an 89-year-old patient.
abstract: We report the case of an 89-year-old patient suffering from endocarditis with septicemia caused by a growth on a pacemaker lead. The entire pacemaker system was successfully removed using cardiopulmonary bypass. Although the patient was an octogenarian in poor condition with a systemic infection, an aggressive operation with careful perioperative management gave a good clinical result. As far as we know, this is the oldest patient in whom a pacemaker system has been removed using cardiopulmonary bypass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, 50 Aotake-cho, Hakken-nishi, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8570, Japan. romiwo@mcn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Hiroomi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murayama
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kida
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohara
authors.forename: Atsukata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D020878:Device Removal; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000601:surgery*