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A Case of CIED-Associated Endocarditis and Septic Emboli Requiring Lead Extraction, AngioVac Suction, and Pulmonary Endarterectomy

Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices (CIED)-associated infective endocarditis complicated by septic emboli and acute on chronic pulmonary hypertension is rare. We present a case where pulmonary thromboendarterectomy was required for treatment. A 55 year-old man with a history of myocardial infarct...

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Published in:Cureus
Main Authors: Green, Erik A, Pollema, Travis, Pretorius, Victor
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Cureus 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7752741/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33364121
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11601
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