ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2019
Pacemaker Lead Endocarditis Investigated with Intracardiac Echocardiography: Factors Modulating the Size of Vegetations and Larger Vegetation Embolic Risk during Lead Extraction.
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- Could Pulsed Wave Tissue Doppler Imaging Solve the Diagnostic Dilemma of Right Atrial Masses and Pseudomasses? A Case Series and Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Infective Endocarditis among Pediatric Patients with Prosthetic Valves and Cardiac Devices: A Review and Update of Recent Emerging Diagnostic and Management Strategies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Does Age Influence the Preoperative Condition and, Thus, the Outcome in Endocarditis Patients?Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Novel way of patent foramen ovale detection and percutaneous closure by intracardiac echocardiography: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- Lead-related infective endocarditis with vegetations: Prevalence and impact of pulmonary embolism in patients undergoing transvenous lead extraction.Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology · 2022Article
- Healthcare-Associated Infective Endocarditis-Surgical Perspectives.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Vacuum-Implemented Removal of Lead Vegetations in Cardiac Device-Related Infective Endocarditis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Association between Wait Time for Transthoracic Echocardiography and 28-Day Mortality in Patients with Septic Shock: A Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Pediatric Infective Endocarditis: A Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Advantages of 18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging over Modified Duke Criteria and Clinical Presumption in Patients with Challenging Suspicion of Infective Endocarditis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- A Novel Clinical Perspective on New Masses after Lead Extraction (Ghosts) by Means of Intracardiac Echocardiography.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Right-Sided Infective Endocarditis 2020: Challenges and Updates in Diagnosis and Treatment.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2020Review
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Abstract
Lead pacemaker infection is a complication on the rise. An infected oscillating mass attached to the leads (ILV) is a common finding in this setting. Percutaneous extraction of the leads and of the device is the best curative option. However, extraction of leads with large masses can be complicated by pulmonary embolism. The aim of this study was to understand the factors associated with large ILV using a sophisticated ultrasound technique to visualize the masses, namely intracardiac echocardiography (ICE), and investigate whether larger masses induce more complications during and after extraction. Percutaneous lead extraction and peri-procedural ICE were done in 36 patients (pts) (75 ± 11 years old, 74% males). Vegetations (max dimension = 8.2 ± 4.1 mm) in the right cavity were found in 26 of them, mostly adhering to the leads. We subdivided the patients into 2 groups: with vegetation size < 1 cm (18 pts) and vegetation size ≥ 1 cm (8 pts). By univariate analysis, we found that patients in group 1 were more often taking anticoagulation therapy (
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