title: Lead-dependent infective endocarditis: an old problem, a new name.
abstract: This paper presents a literature review on right heart endocarditis in patients with a permanent pacemaker (PM) or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). We postulate putting a great deal more emphasis on separation of lead-dependent infective endocarditis from other types of infective endocarditis. We stress the need for screening patients with PM/ICD and pulmonary signs using transesophageal echocardiography. Antibiotic therapy and PM/ICD removal is the treatment of choice in such patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrocardiology, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, John Paul II Hospital in Krakow, Kraków, Poland. barbara_malecka@o2.pl
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Małecka
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kutarski
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents