| Pacemaker endocarditis: an important clinical entity. | |
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PMID: 22096470 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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Pacemaker endocarditis remains a rare but potentially life threatening complication of pacemaker implantation. This case illustrates a rare cause of pacemaker endocarditis, Serratia marcescens, the management difficulties that can be faced with such organisms, and the potential indolent nature of pacemaker lead associated endocarditis. A review of the current data for pacemaker endocarditis management suggests that treatment with antimicrobials alone is unlikely to be curative and explantation of the device is recommended in all cases of confirmed pacemaker endocarditis (by echocardiography, in correlation with the patient's clinical condition and inflammatory markers). |
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Kalpa De Silva; Amanda Fife; Francis Murgatroyd; Nicholas Gall |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-11-18 |
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Title: BMJ case reports Volume: 2009 ISSN: 1757-790X ISO Abbreviation: BMJ Case Rep Publication Date: 2009 |
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Created Date: 2011-11-18 Completed Date: 2011-11-23 Revised Date: 2013-04-02 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101526291 Medline TA: BMJ Case Rep Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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St Thomas' Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, UK. |
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