title: Pacemaker pocket displacement as a symptom of lead dependent infective endocarditis.
abstract: We here present a case of lead dependent infective endocarditis which manifested with pacemaker pocket displacement to the left infra mammary region. The patient underwent pacemaker removal without its reimplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrocardiology, Institute of Cardiology, The John Paul II Hospital in Krakow, Jagiellonian University, School of Medicine, Krakow, Poland. annarydlewska@op.pl.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rydlewska
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ząbek
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Małecka
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kutarski
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lelakowski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020878:Device Removal; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*