Multi-stage, complicated lead-dependent infective endocarditis treatment: good and bad decisions

Andrzej Kutarski; Radosław Pietura; Marek Czajkowski; Andrzej Tomaszewski

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Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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Multi-stage, complicated lead-dependent infective endocarditis treatment: good and bad decisions

Andrzej Kutarski

,

Radosław Pietura

,

Marek Czajkowski

,

Andrzej Tomaszewski

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2011; 8 (1): 30–36

Online publish date: 2011/04/13

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Indications to surgical treatment of patients with lead-dependent infective endocarditis are clearly defined in guidelines, but technical and logistic issues are not given precisely. The present state of knowledge about pathophysiology of patients’ reaction to pacemakers and leads shows that preoperative percutaneous lead evacuation or at least complete liberation inside the venous system before a surgical intracardiac procedure is an optimal solution. Complete lead removal through the right atrium is often impossible and partial removal is a potential source of infective endocarditis. The case is an illustration of this sad truth.

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Multi-stage, complicated lead-dependent infective endocarditis treatment: good and bad decisions

Andrzej Kutarski , Radosław Pietura , Marek Czajkowski , Andrzej Tomaszewski

lead-dependent infective endocarditis, percutaneous lead removal, surgical lead removal

Andrzej Kutarski

,

Radosław Pietura

,

Marek Czajkowski

,

Andrzej Tomaszewski