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Aspergillus infection in a large thrombus of a permanent ventricular pacing lead.
Pacemaker lead infection is a rare but a dangerous complication. Diagnosis can usually be established by the clinical picture and blood cultures. Transesophageal two dimensional echocardiography might be crucial in the diagnosis by visualizing pacing lead vegetations. Medical treatment alone is rare...
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
2002
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3054926/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12378025 |