Clinical Usefulness of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Detecting Infections of Implanted Intracardiac Electrodes:3 Cases of Electrodes Related Infective Endocarditis
Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography
;
: 87-90, 2004.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-179213
ABSTRACT
Vegetative electrode infection after implantation of permanent pacemaker or defibrillator is an uncommon but a serious complication. Diagnosis of the lead infection is particularly important since surgical manipulation is usually required for its treatment. We present 3 cases of electrodes related infective endocarditis among the 154 patients who implanted pacemaker or defibrillator between 2001 and 2004 in Korea university hospital. These complications were difficult to diagnose because of ambiguous clinical manifestations and indeterminate transthoracic echocardiographic (TTE) findings and were finally confirmed by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pacemaker, Artificial
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Echocardiography
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal
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Defibrillators
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Diagnosis
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Electrodes
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Endocarditis
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Korea
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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