Key result
Delayed treatment of mechanical complications from pacemaker leads can lead to severe lead-dependent infective endocarditis, necessitating complete system extraction.
Case Report (n=2)
These cases highlight the severe infectious risks associated with abandoned or displaced pacemaker leads, emphasizing the need for complete system extraction when such complications arise.
Case reports of delayed pacemaker lead complications suggest endocarditis risk; hypothesis-generating for extraction timing in lead-dependent infections.
We present two cases of diagnostics and treatment difficulties developing after pacemaker implantation. Lead dependent infective endocarditis in the aftermath of mechanical complications was observed in both cases.
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Polewczyk et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Lead dependent infective endocarditis (n=2). Pacemaker lead extraction was evaluated. Delayed treatment of mechanical complications from pacemaker leads can lead to severe lead-dependent infective endocarditis, necessitating complete system extraction.
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