Lead-dependent infective endocarditis: An old problem, a new name

Cardiology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-210

  Małecka, Barbara ^a   Kutarski, Andrzej ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Pacemaker; Percutaneous lead extraction; Right heart endocarditis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATHOGENESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; AGED; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951150353     PISSN: 18975593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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