title: [Cardiac device related infective endocarditis; analysis of 15 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We aimed to investigate the demographic and clinical characteristics, echocardiographic and microbiologic features, and outcomes of patients with permanent pacemaker (PM) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) endocarditis in this study.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study population consisted of 15 patients with permanent PM and ICD endocarditis. Data on demographics, medications, clinical procedures, microbiology, echocardiography, surgery, and outcome were collected.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of the patients was 57 ± 16. Seven patients (47%) were female. Of the 15 permanent PM and ICD endocarditis patients, 5 died during hospital follow-up (33%). Four patients (27%) experienced a pulmonary embolism. Culture-negative endocarditis was seen in 5 cases (33%). Staphylococci were the most common causative organisms (60%). Three patients had undergone surgical treatment (20%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cardiac device-related endocarditis remain a rare but potentially fatal complication of device implantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır, Turkey. elbeymali@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mehmet Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Elbey
authors.forename: Nihan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kahya Eren
authors.forename: Mehmet Emin
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kalkan
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demirtaş
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kahraman
authors.forename: M Raşit
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sayın
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oylumlu
authors.forename: Fethullah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kayan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis; D055815:Young Adult