The Prevalence of Echocardiographic Accretions on the Leads of Patients with Permanent Pacemakers

• Published in: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography Vol. 24; no. 7; pp. 803 - 807
• Main Authors: Dundar, Cihan, Tigen, Kursat, Tanalp, Cevat, Izgi, Akin, Karaahmet, Tansu, Cevik, Cihan, Erkol, Ayhan, Oduncu, Vecih, Kirma, Cevat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.07.2011
• Subjects: Accretion; Atrioventricular Block - physiopathology; Atrioventricular Block - therapy; Cardiovascular; Diagnosis, Differential; Echocardiographic mass; Echocardiography, Transesophageal - methods; Endocarditis - diagnostic imaging; Endocarditis - etiology; Endocarditis - physiopathology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pacemaker lead; Pacemaker, Artificial - adverse effects; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; Ventricular Function - physiology; Accretion; TTE; AV; TEE; Echocardiographic mass; Pacemaker lead; hs-CRP; High-sensitivity C-reactive protein; Atrioventricular; Transthoracic echocardiographic; Transesophageal echocardiographic

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and clinical significance of echocardiographic “accretions” on intracardiac leads in patients with permanent pacemakers. Two hundred eleven patients with permanent cardiac pacemakers implanted between 1988 and 2005 were called by telephone to p...