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Case Reports
. 2022 Dec 9;9(2):118-120.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2022.12.004. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Defibrillator-associated gonococcal endocarditis

Jose R Martinez-Parachini  1 , Ansel P Amaral  1 , Zachary T Yoneda  1 , Kara K Siegrist  2 , Pablo J Saavedra  1 , Travis D Richardson  1
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Case Reports

Defibrillator-associated gonococcal endocarditis

Jose R Martinez-Parachini et al. HeartRhythm Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Defibrillator; Device extraction; Device-associated vegetation; Endocarditis; Percutaneous aspiration.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Intraprocedural intracardiac echocardiography (ICE). A: ICE image of echogenic mass (arrow) attached to the tricuspid valve with Penumbra Lightning aspiration system (Penumbra Inc) directly above it. B: After aspiration the vegetation is no longer present. C,D: Similarly, a right ventricular mass (arrowhead) is seen before (C) and after aspiration (D).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Pre and post procedural transesophageal echocardiography imaging.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Example of aspirated material.
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