Infectious endocardial intracardiac defibrillator lead, infectious pericarditis, and delayed constrictive pericarditis

Infectious endocardial intracardiac defibrillator lead, infectious pericarditis, and delayed constrictive pericarditis

The usage of Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) since 1980s is becoming more popular these days. The rate of both, endocarditis and constrictive pericarditis are low but it still needs attention. We are reporting a rare case of ICD endocarditis as a result of toe infection in a diabetic patient...

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Main Authors: Mohsen Mir Mohammad Sadeghi, Akbar Sadri, Ahmad Mirdamadi, Mohammad Reza Samiee Nasab, Elham Majidi, Pouya Mir Mohammad Sadeghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Constrictive
defibrillators
endocarditis
implantable
pericarditis
Staphylococcus aureus
Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2013;volume=18;issue=3;spage=260;epage=263;aulast=Sadeghi

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