Atrial Septal Defect Closure Device–Related Infective Endocarditis in a 20-Week Pregnant Woman

Atrial Septal Defect Closure Device–Related Infective Endocarditis in a 20-Week Pregnant Woman

With increasing atrial septal defect (ASD) repairs, more women of childbearing age will have ASD closure devices. Current ASD closure trials have excluded women planning pregnancy, making their management challenging. We present a pregnant woman, with a repaired ASD, who presented with device-relate...

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Main Authors: Navneet Sharma, MD, Ul Weena, MD, John Medamana, MD, Noelle Mann, MD, Paul Strachan, MD, Joanna Chikwe, MD, Smadar Kort, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
atrial septal defect
echocardiography
endocarditis
pregnancy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920313279

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