作者
Merit P George, Zerelda Esquer Garrigos, Prakhar Vijayvargiya, Nandan S Anavekar, Sushil Allen Luis, Walter R Wilson, Larry M Baddour, M Rizwan Sohail
发表日期
2021/6/1
期刊
Clinical Infectious Diseases
卷号
72
期号
11
页码范围
1938-1943
出版商
Oxford University Press
简介
Background
Approximately one-third of cases of cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) infection present as CIED lead infection. The precise transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) definition and characterization of “vegetation” associated with CIED lead infection remain unclear.
Methods
We identified a sample of 25 consecutive cases of CIED lead infection managed at our institution between January 2010 and December 2017. Cases of CIED lead infection were classified using standardized definitions. Similarly, a sample of 25 noninfected patients who underwent TEE that showed a defined lead echodensity during the study period was included as a control group. TEEs were reviewed by 2 independent echocardiologists who were blinded to all linked patient demographic, clinical, and microbiological information. Reported echocardiographic variables of the …
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