Abrasions of the outer silicone insulation of endocardial leads in their intracardiac part: A new mechanism of lead-dependent endocarditis

Europace

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 903-910

  Koodziska, Agnieszka ^a   Kutarski, Andrzej ^b   Grabowski, Marcin ^a   Jarzyna, Ingeborga ^c   Maecka, Barbara ^d   Opolski, Grzegorz ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^d JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular implantable electronic device infections; Infective endocarditis; Insulation perforation; Leads abrasions

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CARDIAC PATIENT; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PACEMAKER FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; STEREOMICROSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ENDOCARDITIS; ENDOCARDIUM; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILICONES; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861588099     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eus003     Document Type: Article

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