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Endocarditis of the Right Heart Long Time after Pace Maker Implantation

1Department B of Internal Medicine, Hospital of Charles Nicolle, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia

2Department of Cardiology, Hospital of Charles Nicolle, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia

3Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Military Hospital of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2018, Vol. 6 No. 7, 132-133
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-6-7-3
Copyright © 2018 Science and Education Publishing

Cite this paper:
Ines Kechaou, Wejdene Ouechtati, Eya Cherif, Imene Boukhris, Slim Chenik, Lamia Ben Hassine. Endocarditis of the Right Heart Long Time after Pace Maker Implantation. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2018; 6(7):132-133. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-6-7-3.

Correspondence to: Ines  Kechaou, Department B of Internal Medicine, Hospital of Charles Nicolle, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia. Email: kechaou.ines@topnet.tn

Abstract

Endocarditis of the right heart related to a pacemaker is a serious complication. In this regard, we report a case of a patient aged 59 which is characterized by the occurrence of this complication a very long time after implantation of the materiel. In this patient, the diagnosis was delayed due to untimely antibiotic therapy.

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