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Bhavith Aruni1, Ali Sharifian, Paula Eryazici, Cesar J Herrera.
Abstract
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 suggestive of a vegetation/infected thrombus. This is only the 3rd case description of late endocarditis involving the Amplatzer ASD closure device in an adult.Entities:
Keywords: ASD; Amplatzer; Infective endocarditis
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23993007 PMCID: PMC3861008 DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2013.06.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian Heart J ISSN: 0019-4832