Late bacterial endocarditis of an Amplatzer atrial septal device

A 59-year-old male with an secundum atrial septal defect status post repair with an Amplatzer occluder in 2001 was admitted with sepsis and MRSA bacteremia. Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) showed presence of an overlying mobile echogenic structure on the left atrial surface of the device sugg...

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Main Authors: Bhavith Aruni, Ali Sharifian, Paula Eryazici, Cesar J. Herrera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-07-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Subjects:
ASD
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001948321300182X