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19889651

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-3-12
pubmed:abstractText
Pacemaker/implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) lead endocarditis remains a challenging diagnosis in cardiology. Several parameters can be involved in the clinical path leading to the definite diagnosis. Clinical appearance and physical findings, together with transoesophageal echocardiography and serum levels of inflammatory parameters, are necessary in the workup towards the diagnosis. It is highly unlikely that ICD-lead vegetation is accompanied by positive blood cultures solely. We describe a case of ICD-infected endocarditis with positive blood cultures for Staphylococcus epidermidis without any physical findings or raised inflammatory parameters in serum plasma levels. In this case, three-dimensional echocardiography demonstrated an added value to two-dimensional echocardiography.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1532-2114
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
E1
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
A challenging lead endocarditis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports