title: Dislocation of an infected and abandoned pacemaker lead.
abstract: We present a case of pacemaker lead dislodgment in an 83-year-old patient with a pacemaker infection. Initially, the generator and the proximal part of the leads were removed, and the remaining leads were severed and abandoned. Twenty-five days later, dislodgment of both abandoned leads and systemic infection were documented. The leads were then surgically removed without further complications.
authors.affiliation: Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Syngrou 356, Kallithea, Athens, Greece. annapanagi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Anna G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Kostopoulou
authors.forename: Stamatios D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kyrzopoulos
authors.forename: Efthimios G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Livanis
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000628:therapy; D020878:Device Removal; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents