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Sterile Pericarditis in Aachener Minipigs As a Model for Atrial Myopathy and Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: September 24, 2021
[Endocarditis of pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads]
Mariano G Badra Verdú1, Alejandro E Contreras, Rodrigo H Bagur
1Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Privado Centro Médico de Córdoba, Naciones Unidas 346. CP 5016, Córdoba, Argentina.
Background:
Infective endocarditis includes the endovascular devices infection. The main objective was to evaluate the clinical characteristics and evolution of the endocarditis related to electronics devices.
Case Reports:
Between 2002 - 2007 periods were identified 7 patients, age average of 56.5 years. The clinical presentation was fever of unknown origin in 85.7%, with a mean of 28 days of evolution. The microbiology isolated was coagulase-negative staphylococci in 6 patients and staphylococcus aureus in 1 patient. The treatment was complete system extraction and antibiotic therapy, except in 1 case that only received antibiotics. There were 2 deaths (28,5%) during in hospital follow-up.
Conclusion:
The endocarditis related to devices is a disease with high mortality. Early diagnosis and system extraction are very important for the treatment and prognosis.
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