Treatment of an infection from an intravenous cardiac stimulation lead with extracorporeal circulation

The infection of a transvenous lead implanted for cardiac stimulation is a rare but serious complication, because it can lead to the development of septicemia, tricuspid endocarditis, recurrent pulmonary emboli or thrombus formation in right cardiac chambers. The most efficient treatment is the remo...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben

Veröffentlicht in:	Revista española de cardiologia 1999-08, Vol.52 (8), p.628-631
Hauptverfasser:	Castedo Mejuto, E, Toquero Ramos, J, Burgos Lázaro, R, García Montero, C, Castro Conde, A, Ortigosa Aso, J, Ugarte Basterrechea, J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	spa
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Cardiopulmonary Bypass Endocarditis, Bacterial - etiology Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology Endocarditis, Bacterial - surgery Extracorporeal Circulation Female Humans Male Middle Aged Pacemaker, Artificial - adverse effects Prosthesis-Related Infections - microbiology Prosthesis-Related Infections - surgery
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!