Abstract
The authors report a case of endocarditis on a permanent endocavitary pacing catheter which presented a number of unusual features compared with other reported cases: a mobile vegetation was observed on the pacing wire without tricuspid valve disease: transoesophageal echocardiography confirmed the diagnosis and provided accurate information on the size and site of the vegetation, showing its superiority over transthoracic echocardiography in the diagnosis of right heart endocarditis.
| Translated title of the contribution | Infective endocarditis on a permanent endocavitary pacing catheter: A case report |
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| Original language | French |
| Pages (from-to) | 925-927 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Archives des Maladies du Coeur et des Vaisseaux |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - 1993 |