Surgical removal of a giant vegetation on permanent endocavitary pacemaker wire and lead.
Pacemaker lead infections are rare. There are only about 0.4%-1.1% of the patients who have been implanted permanent pacemakers suffering from serious infections which lead to endocarditis. Generally, removal of the infected pacemaker wire and lead, long-term anti-infection therapy, and implantation of a new pacemaker to another anatomic site are accepted approaches for these patients.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peiking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peiking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
Ma
M
Guo-tao
Miao
M
Qi
Zhang
Z
Chao-ji
Cao
C
Li-hua
D020878:Device Removal; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D060645:Scopulariopsis