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It was reported that the patient was implanted with implantable cardioverter defibrillator (icd) on (b)(6) 2026.Post-operatively, the patient experienced recurrent fever.Subsequent echocardiography and ultrasound revealed vegetation on the atrial lead.A causal relationship between the reported infection and the procedure or the abbott device could not be determined.Despite prolonged antibiotic therapy, the patient's condition did not improve.As a result, the icd, atrial lead and right ventricle (rv) lead were explanted on (b)(6) 2026.Blood culture was taken however, the result was not reported.The patient had no consequences throughout the procedure.The cause of infection was related to vegetation on atrial lead.
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