How should I treat a patient with an entrapped infected permanent pacemaker lead?

EuroIntervention. 2014 Jul;10(3):403-5. doi: 10.4244/EIJV10I3A67.

Authors

Luis Asmarats¹, Jaume Maristany, Jaume Pons, Siro Buendía, Alfredo Gómez-Jaume, Carlos Saus, Fernando Macaya, Marcos Pascual, Armando Bethencourt, Sophie Van Malderen, Tamas Szili-Torok, Nigel Lever, Mark Webster

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Son Espases Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

PMID: 25042269
DOI: 10.4244/EIJV10I3A67

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Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Aged
Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Bacterial Infections / therapy*
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / adverse effects*
Device Removal* / adverse effects
Device Removal* / methods
Equipment Design
Heart Block / diagnosis
Heart Block / therapy*
Humans
Male
Pacemaker, Artificial / adverse effects*
Radiography, Interventional
Treatment Outcome
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / etiology