title: Asystole caused by vegetation and abscess of right ventricle attached to a tip of pacemaker lead.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamaoka
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.forename: Hikaru
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagasawa
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naganuma
authors.forename: Ryoichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Otsubo
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.forename: Hatsue
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishibashi-Ueda
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamakura
mesh_terms: 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*