Percutaneous extraction of pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) leads is safe in patients with cardiac vegetations, investigators report. And as long as blood cultures remain sterile, permanent devices can be reimplanted within a week or two. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)

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