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Surgical removal of a giant vegetation on permanent endocavitary pacemaker wire and lead
Ma Guo-tao1, Miao Qi, Zhang Chao-ji
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peiking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peiking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
Abstract:
Pacemaker lead infections are rare. There are only about 0.4%-1.1% of the patients who have been implanted permanent pacemakers suffering from serious infections which lead to endocarditis. Generally, removal of the infected pacemaker wire and lead, long-term anti-infection therapy, and implantation of a new pacemaker to another anatomic site are accepted approaches for these patients.
