Pacemaker lead endocarditis.

J Assoc Physicians India

Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Unit Hero DMC Heart Institute, Tagore Nagar, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, Pin--141001.

Published: March 2012

A case of permanent pacemaker lead endocarditis staphylococcal aureus related is described and management is discussed.

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