Lead-related infective endocarditis with vegetations: Prevalence and impact of pulmonary embolism in patients undergoing transvenous lead extraction.
Luca BontempiGianmarco ArabiaFrancesca SalghettiManuel CeriniAndrea Dell'AquilaAntonino MilidoniAshraf AhmedAngelica CersosimoDaniele GiacopelliGianfranco MitacchioneAbdallah RawehClaudio MunerettoAntonio CurnisPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2022)
Subclinical PE detected by CT was common in patients undergoing TLE with lead-related infective endocarditis and vegetations but was not associated with the complexity of the procedure or adverse outcomes. TLE procedure seems safe and feasible even in patients with large vegetations.