Diagnosis of Cardiac Device–Related Infective Endocarditis After Device Removal
Author(s) -
Yvan Le Dolley,
Franck Thuny,
Julien Mancini,
JeanPaul Casalta,
Alberto Ribéri,
Frédérique Gouriet,
Emilie Bastard,
Sébastien Ansaldi,
Frédéric Franceschi,
Sébastien Renard,
Sébastien Prévôt,
Roch Giorgi,
Laurence Tafanelli,
Jean-François Aviérinos,
Didier Raoult,
JeanClaude Deharo,
Gilbert Habib
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2009.12.016
Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , intracardiac injection , endocarditis , incidence (geometry) , odds ratio , percutaneous , surgery , retrospective cohort study , pulmonary embolism , embolism , confidence interval , cardiology , radiology , physics , optics
We sought to determine the incidence, diagnostic value, and outcome of intracardiac masses observed by echocardiography after device removal. We hypothesized that these "ghosts" of leads could be associated with the diagnosis of cardiac device-related infective endocarditis (CDRIE).
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