Massive acute aortic regurgitation after infected pacemaker lead removal: a word of caution.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.03.116.
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Abstract
We report a case of massive acute aortic valve regurgitation in a 54-year-old man secondary to a percutaneous extraction of infected permanent pacemaker leads. This case emphasizes how carefully patients should be monitored during and after the procedure, regardless of their hemodynamic status. The patient successfully underwent urgent surgical intervention.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Valve Insufficiency
- Device Removal
- Electrodes, Implanted
- Endocarditis, Bacterial
- Pacemaker, Artificial
- Sepsis
- Staphylococcal Infections