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Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Lead Endocarditis Causing Diffuse Right Atrial Abscess and Pulmonary Artery Embolism
Author(s) -
KERVAN ÜMIT,
ALTINTAS GARIP,
OZEN ANIL,
DURUKAN MINE,
GURAY ÜMIT,
ÖZATIK MEHMET ALI
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02829.x
Subject(s) - medicine , endocarditis , cardiology , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , perforation , pulmonary embolism , pulmonary artery , complication , tricuspid valve , surgery , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Implantation of electrophysiological cardiac devices such as pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators has become a widely available and routine procedure in cardiovascular medicine. One of the most feared complications of device implementation is infection. Infection rates for these devices are reported to vary between 0.7% and 7.0%. Cardiac thromboembolic event is a recognized complication of permanent cardiac rhythm devices with an incidence of 0.6%–3.5%, unrelated to lead size or number. These complications are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. In this case report, right atrial mass, right atrial abscess, perforation of tricuspid septal leaflet, and pulmonary embolism secondary to ICD lead endocarditis is presented. (PACE 2011; 34:e115–e117)