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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-8-12
pubmed:abstractText
Infection is one of the complications brought about sometimes by pacemaker implantation. This is a case report, showing superior vena cave obstruction after pacemaker implantation, followed by bacteremia after 5 years. Gallium-67 scintigraphy was the most effective method to survey the source of the infection. We performed the operation and found vegetation (1 cm x 1 cm) attaching to the pacemaker lead and an organized thrombosis in the superior vena cava. The lead and the vegetation were removed. The administration of antibiotics after the operation led to the patient's complete recovery. Post operative gallium-67 scintigraphy didn't reveal any sign of infection at the mediastinum.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0452-3458
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
497-500
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
[Pacemaker infection with superior vena cava thrombotic obstruction, followed by bacteremia: a case report].
pubmed:affiliation
Tokyo Women's Medical College, Heart Institute of Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports