Pacemaker lead rupture in a patient with subacute endocarditis: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED)-related infections are associated with severe morbidity and mortality. Few cases have previously documented both lead endocarditis and lead rupture simultaneously.

Case summary

We describe the case of a 73-year-old man with a dual-chamber pacemaker presenting with subacute endocarditis and recurrent cholangitis. A few months prior, the patient was diagnosed with localized colon cancer and Streptococcus sanguinis lead endocarditis based on nuclear imaging. He was given prolonged antibiotic therapy and lead explantation was to be performed after sigmoidectomy. During the following weeks, his condition worsened and he was readmitted for biliary sepsis. A chest X-ray revealed, incidentally, a complete ventricular lea

SUBMITTER: Caratti di Lanzacco L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8843865 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature