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Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba · Jan 2007
[Endocarditis of pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads].
- Mariano G Badra Verdú, Alejandro E Contreras, Rodrigo H Bagur, and Luis M Amuchástegui.
- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Privado Centro Médico de Córdoba, Naciones Unidas 346. CP 5016, Córdoba, Argentina.
- Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba. 2007 Jan 1;64(2):45-7.
BackgroundInfective 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 ReportsBetween 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.ConclusionThe 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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