Asystole caused by vegetation and abscess of right ventricle attached to a tip of pacemaker lead.
A 69-year-old man with pacemaker was referred to our center for cerebral infarction. He had a high fever for 10 days during his hospitalization. Pacing failures deteriorating to asystole were observed responsible for bacterial vegetation around the tip of the pacemaker lead, which is rare but important for the cause of pacing failure.
Yamaoka
Masaya
M
Division of Cardiology, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.
Noda
Takashi
T
Nagasawa
Hikaru
H
Naganuma
Masaki
M
Otsubo
Ryoichi
R
Okamura
Hideo
H
Ishibashi-Ueda
Hatsue
H
Kamakura
Shiro
S
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*