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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 Curnis
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • pulmonary embolism
  • patients undergoing
  • inferior vena cava
  • minimally invasive
  • contrast enhanced
  • dual energy