Aortic Valve Endocarditis Post Ventricular Septal Defect Device Closure: Case Report | ||
Cardiovascular Research Prove Journal | ||
Volume 6, Issue 1, June 2022 PDF (325.16 K) | ||
Document Type: Case Report | ||
DOI: 10.21608/cvrepj.2022.351480 | ||
Abstract | ||
Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a common congenital heart disease (CHD) in childhood, and its incidence is about 20% of CHD. Surgical closure or repair is safe and accepted procedure with minimal mortality. Transcatheter VSD closure offers excellent results. Coil system is developed for transcatheter VSD occlusion. Endocarditis is a rare but serious complication of device closure. Infective endocarditis (IE) represents a surgical challenge associated with perioperative mortality (1) . | ||
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