Infective endocarditis following implantation of amplatzer atrial septal occluder

Ram Prakash Balasundaram; S Anandaraja; Rajnish Juneja; Shiv Kumar Choudhary

Infective endocarditis following implantation of amplatzer atrial septal occluder

Indian Heart J. 2005 Mar-Apr;57(2):167-9.

Authors

Ram Prakash Balasundaram¹, S Anandaraja, Rajnish Juneja, Shiv Kumar Choudhary

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.

PMID: 16013359

Abstract

Infective endocarditis is a rare but serious complication following device closure of atrial septal defect. Surgical removal of the device is mandatory in such cases. We report a rare case of polymicrobial endocarditis following implantation of Amplatzer septal occluder in an eight-year-old child.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acinetobacter / isolation & purification
Acinetobacter Infections / diagnosis
Acinetobacter Infections / diagnostic imaging
Acinetobacter Infections / etiology
Acinetobacter Infections / surgery
Child
Coronary Angiography
Device Removal
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging
Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial / surgery
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery*
Humans
Klebsiella Infections / diagnosis
Klebsiella Infections / diagnostic imaging
Klebsiella Infections / etiology
Klebsiella Infections / surgery
Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
Male
Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*