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Ventriculo-atrial shunt causing tricuspid endocarditis: its percutaneous removal.

C M Bellamy1, D H Roberts, D R Ramsdale.   

Abstract

A 21-year-old patient developed tricuspid endocarditis with the distal sections of two redundant ventriculo-atrial shunts remaining in the right atrium. We report their percutaneous removal using a Dotter basket.

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Year:  1990        PMID： 2394530     DOI： 10.1016/0167-5273(90)90071-c

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Int J Cardiol        ISSN： 0167-5273            Impact factor:   4.164


  2 in total

1.  Recurrent pulmonary and cerebral thromboembolism in an adult patients following incomplete removal of ventriculoatrial shunt for congenital hydrocephalus.

Authors:  Maria Prastaro; Antonio Rapacciuolo; Elisa di Pietro; Claudia Esposito; Francesca Esposito; Veronica Russolillo; Rosa Iodice; Giuseppe Orefice; Carlo Vosa; Massimo Chiariello
Journal:  BMJ Case Rep       Date:  2009-08-19

2.  Staphylococcal endocarditis with a ventriculo-atrial shunt.

Authors:  H Y Chaw; N Buxton; P S C Wong
Journal:  J R Soc Med       Date:  2004-04       Impact factor: 18.000
  2 in total

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