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Defibrillator Associated Gonococcal Endocarditis
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  • Jose Martinez-Parachini,
  • Ansel Amaral,
  • Zachary Yoneda,
  • Kara Siegrist,
  • Pablo J. Saavedra,
  • Travis Richardson
Jose Martinez-Parachini
Vanderbilt University Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Corresponding Author:jose.martinez-parachini@vumc.org

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Ansel Amaral
Vanderbilt University Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
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Zachary Yoneda
Vanderbilt University Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
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Kara Siegrist
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology
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Pablo J. Saavedra
Vanderbilt University Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
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Travis Richardson
Vanderbilt University Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
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Abstract

Endocarditis and cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) infection are rare presentations of disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI). We report a case of gonococcal endocarditis with a large vegetation adherent to the tricuspid valve and CIED leads. Surgical intervention was able to be avoided through the use of transcatheter vegetation debulking and CIED extraction.
Feb 2023Published in HeartRhythm Case Reports volume 9 issue 2 on pages 118-120. 10.1016/j.hrcr.2022.12.004