For a platelet-transfusion-dependent elderly patient with recurrent bacteremia and a dual chamber pacemaker, and TEE with fibrin vs. possible vegetation, would you consider device removal or favoring treatment with suppressive antibiotics?

Answer from: at Academic Institution

Depends on clinical situation and the patient, lead dwell time, and complexity of the extraction procedure.

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at Heart And Vascular Center Of Arizona
Agree with the above. The risk of extraction varie...