Huge right-sided vegetations associated with pacemaker lead endocarditis.
2020
María Elena Arnáiz-García, and
María José Dalmau-Sorlí, and
Ana María Arnáiz-García, and
José María González-Santos
Cardiovascular Surgery Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
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D010138
Pacemaker, Artificial
A device designed to stimulate, by electric impulses, contraction of the heart muscles. It may be temporary (external) or permanent (internal or internal-external).
Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart (ENDOCARDIUM), the continuous membrane lining the four chambers and HEART VALVES. It is often caused by microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and rickettsiae. Left untreated, endocarditis can damage heart valves and become life-threatening.
Inflammation of the ENDOCARDIUM caused by BACTERIA that entered the bloodstream. The strains of bacteria vary with predisposing factors, such as CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; or intravenous drug use.