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Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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1/2013
vol. 10
 
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CASE REPORTS
Implantation of an epicardial lead through minithoracotomy as an alternative for patients with leadrelated endocarditis who require permanent pacing

Karol Bartczak
,
Andrzej Walczak
,
Sławomir Jander
,
Radosław Zwoliński
,
Andrzej Banyś
,
Arkadiusz Ammer
,
Jerzy Krzysztof Wranicz
,
Ryszard Jaszewski

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (1): 62–66
Online publish date: 2013/04/05
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We present a case of a 60-year-old man who underwent mitral valve replacement, coronary artery bypass grafting and numerous electrophysiological procedures which resulted in infective endocarditis and the necessity of extracting his permanent pacemaker (PPM). In spite of multiple targeted antibiotic therapies and sustained fever, the patient had a second PPM implanted through mini-thoracotomy to provide permanent pacing.
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infection of heart pacing systems, epicardial pacing, mini-thoracotomy

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