Late lead fungal endocarditis of automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
Lead related infective endocarditis of impantable cardioverter defibrillator occuring after few months of implantation is a rare entity. We present a case presenting after 2.5 years of implantation, which presented with a very short febrile illness and inappropriate shocks from device due to sinus tachycardia. Though patient underwent a successful surgical excision of lead with vegetation but succumbed to ventricular arrhythmic storm.
Department of Cardiology, Ivy Hospital, Mohali, Punjab. harpreetmeet@hotmail.com
Harpreet S
HS
Gilhotra
T S
TS
Mahant
Maneesh K
MK
Bagai
D000328:Adult; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*