Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
1997 Oct;30(10):1032-1035.
Aspergillus Infection in Large Thrombus of a Permanent Ventricular Pacing Lead
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
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Fungal infection of intracardiac pacing wire is very rare. We experienced a case of patient with functioning transvenous pacemaker lead, inserted 3 years previously, which was completely encased in a large thrombus infected with aspergillus. The lung biopsy also confirmed aspergillus infection.