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Implantable Defibrillators: Which Is the Best Device for Each Patient?
ABSTRACT The first viable alternative to surgical implantation of an epicardial defibrillator system for secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD) was a single chamber transvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Thanks to technological advancements over the past 40 years, electrophysiologists now have several options when ...
Graham Peigh, Bradley P. Knight
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Goulstonian Lectures on the Chemical Pathology of Diphtheria, Compared with that of Anthrax, Infective Endocarditis, and Tetanus [PDF]
S. Martin
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Salmonella infective endocarditis
Salmonella endocarditis is so rarely reported that its clinical features, prognosis, and optimal treatment remain unclear. In this paper, we report a female with nontyphoid Salmonella endocarditis complicated with perivalvular abscess. We also review and summarize other cases reported in the English literature.Using the key words "Salmonella ...
Cheng, Wan-Ling+5 more
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From Failure to Success: Lithotripsy Transforms Lead Extraction in a Same‐Patient Case
ABSTRACT Introduction Cardiac implantable electronic device infections often necessitate extraction, which can be complicated by calcified adhesions, leading to increased procedural risk and reduced efficacy. Given these challenges, intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) has been proposed as a tool for lead extraction to aid in overcoming calcification.
Ghazaleh Goldar, Edward M. Powers
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Shewanella putrefaciens infective endocarditis
Shewanella putrefaciens rarely causes infection in humans. In the last few decades a growing number of cases have been described. The following report outlines the case of a 40-year-old immunocompetent white man with S.
Jonathan Constant+2 more
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Mitral valve infective endocarditis following device occlusion of a coronary artery fistula [PDF]
A three year old girl, with a right coronary artery fistula and signs of a hyperdynamic circulation, underwent uncomplicated closure of the fistula using an occluding device introduced via the femoral arterial route and covered with appropriate ...
Attard Montalto, Simon+5 more
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Enhancement of generation of monocyte tissue thromboplastin by bacterial phagocytosis: possible pathway for fibrin formation on infected vegetations in bacterial endocarditis [PDF]
C J van Ginkel+4 more
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Abstract Purpose There is a need for effective solutions for the persistent prevalence of denture stomatitis (DS) in denture‐wearing populations. This study assessed the impact of nanohydroxyapatite (nanoHAP) nanoparticles on Candida albicans biofilm formation on milled polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) denture bases.
Cynthia U. Udeh+8 more
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