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Open-heart pacemaker extraction with simultaneous TVR successfully treats severe pacemaker-associated infective endocarditis.
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Open-heart surgery with complete system extraction and simultaneous tricuspid valve replacement is an effective treatment for severe pacemaker lead infective endocarditis with valve involvement.
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Novikov et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Pacemaker-associated infective endocarditis (n=1). Extraction of pacemaker system with simultaneous tricuspid valve replacement was evaluated on Successful treatment of infection and patient recovery. Open-heart extraction of an infected pacemaker system with simultaneous tricuspid valve replacement and targeted antibiotic therapy successfully treated severe pacemaker-associated infective endocarditis.
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