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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?

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Cardiology · Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

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

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