Use of Taurolidine in a Patient With a Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Protrusion

Marcello Giudice, MD; Bruna Catuzzo, MD; Nicola Berlier, MD; Ernest W. Lau, MD; Hendrik Bonnemeier, MD, PHD; Ojan Assadian, MD, PHD; Benito Baldauf, MD; Stefan Borov, MD; Paolo Scacciatella, MD

JACC: Case Reports (May 2023)

Use of Taurolidine in a Patient With a Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Protrusion

Marcello Giudice, MD,
Bruna Catuzzo, MD,
Nicola Berlier, MD,
Ernest W. Lau, MD,
Hendrik Bonnemeier, MD, PHD,
Ojan Assadian, MD, PHD,
Benito Baldauf, MD,
Stefan Borov, MD,
Paolo Scacciatella, MD

Affiliations

Marcello Giudice, MD: Department for Cardiology and Electrophysiology, U. Parini Hospital, Aosta, Italy
Bruna Catuzzo, MD: Department for Cardiology and Electrophysiology, U. Parini Hospital, Aosta, Italy
Nicola Berlier, MD: Department for Cardiology and Electrophysiology, U. Parini Hospital, Aosta, Italy
Ernest W. Lau, MD: Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom
Hendrik Bonnemeier, MD, PHD: Helios Klinikum Cuxhaven, Cuxhaven, Germany; Helios Klinikum Wesermarsch, Nordenham, Germany; Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
Ojan Assadian, MD, PHD: Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Benito Baldauf, MD: Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany; Address for correspondence: Dr Benito Baldauf, Medical faculty, Christian-Albrechts University, Christian-Albrechts-Platz 4, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
Stefan Borov, MD: Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany; Lakumed Kliniken, Landshut, Germany
Paolo Scacciatella, MD: Department for Cardiology and Electrophysiology, U. Parini Hospital, Aosta, Italy

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14
p. 101835

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We report the successful salvage of cardiac implantable electronic device pulse generator protrusion sealed by the surrounding skin in a frail patient presenting 5 months after the last surgical revision. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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