ReviewBMC research notes2016
Cardiac implantable electronic device infection due to Mycobacterium species: a case report and review of the literature.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Tuberculosis and the Heart.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021Pooled it
- Tuberculous empyema necessitans with pacemaker pocket abscess.HeartRhythm case reports · 2026Article
- Matters of the heart: A scoping review toward better management of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections of cardiac devices.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2025Article
- Cardiovascular device infections due to rapidly growing Mycobacteria: A review of cases at a tertiary care hospital.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2022Article
- Rare case of pacemaker infection withBMJ case reports · 2019Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundInfection of cardiac implantable electronic devices is a serious cardiovascular disease and it is associated with a high mortality. Mycobacterium species may rarely cause cardiac implantable electronic devices infection. CASE PRESENTATION: We are reporting a case of miliary tuberculosis in an Arab patient with dilated cardiomyopathy and a cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator device that was complicated with infection of his cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator device. To our knowledge, this is the third case in the literature with such a presentation and all patients died during the course of treatment. This underscores the importance of early diagnosis and management. We also performed a literature review of reported cases of cardiac implantable electronic devices infection related to Mycobacterium species.
conclusionsCardiac implantable electronic devices infection due to Mycobacterium species is an uncommon but a well-known entity. Early diagnosis and prompt management may result in a better outcome.
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