An alien in the heart

An alien in the heart

We report a case of a 38-year-old-man who presented with altered mental status. The patient was diagnosed with infective endocarditis (IE) originating from the GORE HELEX septal occluder device, which was placed 15 months earlier for symptomatic atrial septal defect. Brain imaging revealed shower em...

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Main Authors:	Yashwant Agrawal, Jagadeesh K. Kalavakunta, Vishal Gupta
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Saudi Heart Association 2016-07-01
Series:	Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Subjects:	Atrial septal defect GORE HELEX septal occluder device Infective endocarditis Interatrial septum Ventriculostomy
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016731515003668

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