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. 2014 Mar;22(3):127-8.
doi: 10.1007/s12471-012-0271-0.

Bacterial endocarditis with septic pulmonary embolism due to pacemaker lead infection

W B Prins  1 , A Yilmaz, P G Noordzij
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Bacterial endocarditis with septic pulmonary embolism due to pacemaker lead infection

W B Prins et al. Neth Heart J. 2014 Mar.
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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
a TTE: mobile right atrial mass attached to the pacemaker lead suspect of vegetation b TEE: large mobile mass attached to the pacemaker lead suspect of vegetation
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Removed pacemaker lead with vegetation
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