Extraction of a dislocated leadless pacemaker in a patient with infective endocarditis and repeated endocardial and epicardial pacing system infections

Background: Leadless pacemakers (PMs) were recently introduced to address the complication rate of standard PMs with transvenous leads. Methods and Results: A 34-year old male with a history of intravenous substance abuse and a chronic type C hepatitis developed a complete atrioventricular block aft...

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Main Authors: Milos Taborsky, Tomas Skala, Martin Kocher, Marian Fedorco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Palacký University Olomouc, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry 2019-02-01
Series:Biomedical Papers
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Online Access:https://biomed.papers.upol.cz/artkey/bio-201901-0012_extraction_of_a_dislocated_leadless_pacemaker_in_a_patient_with_infective_endocarditis_and_repeated_endocardial.php