Implantation of an epicardial lead through minithoracotomy as an alternative for patients with leadrelated endocarditis who require permanent pacing
| Autor: | Sławomir Jander, Radosław Zwoliński, Andrzej Banyś, Arkadiusz Ammer, Jerzy Krzysztof Wranicz, Andrzej Walczak, Karol Bartczak, Ryszard Jaszewski |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
Epicardial lead
medicine.medical_specialty Bypass grafting business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Mitral valve replacement medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Infective endocarditis Internal medicine medicine Cardiology Endocarditis Permanent pacemaker Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Sustained fever Artery |
| Zdroj: | Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 1:62-66 |
| ISSN: | 1731-5530 |
| DOI: | 10.5114/kitp.2013.34307 |
| Popis: | We present a case of a 60-year-old man who underwent mitral valve replacement, coronary artery bypass grafting and numerous electrophysiological procedures which resulted in infective endocarditis and the necessity of extracting his permanent pacemaker (PPM). In spite of multiple targeted antibiotic therapies and sustained fever, the patient had a second PPM implanted through mini-thoracotomy to provide permanent |
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