Percutaneous Mechanical Aspiration Prior to Transvenous Lead Extraction and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Removal in Infective Endocarditis
A 59-year-old man with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and a single-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator presented with group B streptococcus bacteremia. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed a vegetation on the atrial portion of the right ventricular lead.
Authors
- Christoffel J. van Niekerk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9897-3553)
- Kevin Tayon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7770-8048)
- Jeanwoo Yoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5757-4978)
- Faaiq Aslam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9748-7545)
- Danesh Kella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4657-1944)
- Abdallah El Sabbagh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3250-1312)
Institutions
- Jacksonville College (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of invasive cardiology/The journal of invasive cardiology
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25270/jic/25.00196
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00