Medical and Ethical Concerns Regarding Pacemaker Implantation in a Patient with Substance Use Disorder

Medical and ethical dilemmas surrounding endocarditis and cardiac valve replacements related to intravenous drug use have been described often. Less well-described are dilemmas associated with pacemaker implantation in such patients. We describe a patient with a substance use disorder for whom a pac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sridhara, Srilekha, Mayer, Patricia A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6150755/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30254816
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3027
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Sumario:Medical and ethical dilemmas surrounding endocarditis and cardiac valve replacements related to intravenous drug use have been described often. Less well-described are dilemmas associated with pacemaker implantation in such patients. We describe a patient with a substance use disorder for whom a pacemaker was medically indicated.

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