Tricuspid Endocarditis: A Rare Infectious Complication of Cardiac Pacemaker in a Patient with Chagas' Disease—A Case Report

Tricuspid endocarditis was diagnosed in a sixty-four-year-old patient with Chagas' disease who had a permanent cardiac pacemaker and whose generator had been replaced five months before an infection in the pocket. The pacing system was replaced by an epicardial one and the patient received anti...

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Published in:Angiology 1993-07, Vol.44 (7), p.580-583
Main Authors: Teno, Luiz A.C., Bestetti, Reinaldo B., Oliveira, Waldynéia M., Zanardi, Marcelo C.T., Freitas, Olavo C., Cozac, Eduardo P., Deus, Dilson M., Castilho, Oswaldo T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Chagas Cardiomyopathy - complications
Chagas Cardiomyopathy - therapy
Diseases of the cardiovascular system
Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial - etiology
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pacemaker, Artificial - adverse effects
Prosthesis-Related Infections - etiology
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
Tropical medicine
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Summary:Tricuspid endocarditis was diagnosed in a sixty-four-year-old patient with Chagas' disease who had a permanent cardiac pacemaker and whose generator had been replaced five months before an infection in the pocket. The pacing system was replaced by an epicardial one and the patient received antibiotics with good results.
ISSN:0003-3197
1940-1574
DOI:10.1177/000331979304400712