A successful transvenous extraction of giant pacemaker lead endocarditis

Acta Cardiol. 2022 May;77(3):275-276. doi: 10.1080/00015385.2021.1881722. Epub 2021 Mar 3.

Authors

Maria Giovanna Bucci¹, Dario Turturiello¹, Leoluca Nicolì², Giuseppe Ambrosio², Mario Previtali¹, Antonio Sagone¹

Affiliations

¹ IRCCS Multimedica, Cardiovascular Department, Sesto San Giovanni, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.

PMID: 33653211
DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2021.1881722

No abstract available

Keywords: Electrophysiology; cardiac implantable device infection; infective endocarditis; lead extraction.

MeSH terms

Defibrillators, Implantable*
Device Removal
Endocarditis* / diagnosis
Endocarditis* / etiology
Endocarditis* / surgery
Humans
Pacemaker, Artificial* / adverse effects
Treatment Outcome