It was reported that the patient was admitted to the hospital for evaluation of irregular heart rate, congestive heart failure exacerbation, and altered mental status.The patient was noted to have bilateral lower extremity pitting edema.Intravenous diuretics and antibiotics were administered.The patient tested positive for human metapneumovirus and blood cultures were positive for methicill in-resistant staphylococcus aureus.A chest x-ray showed left and right-sided pleural effusions with bibasal atelactasis and a transesophageal echocardiogram (tee) revealed lead vegetation in the right atrium.The patient developed high grade fever one week post-admission.The patient was also noted to have undergone cystoscopy and foley placement.The patient underwent extraction of the cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (crt-d) system one week later and a leadless pacemaker was implanted.The rapid response team was called for hypoxic/hypercapnic respiratory failure five days later.The patient was intubated and transferred to the intensive care unit (icu) where they expired five days later.The patient was thought to have aspirated.The cause of death reported was acute on chronic systolic and diastolic heart failure.The patient is a participant in a clinical study.No further information was reported.
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