Early Infective Endocarditis Associated with an Amplatzer Atrial Septal Occluder Device in a 14-Year-Old Male

Punishi Parekh; Shanti Narasimhan; Farida Karim; Matthew Ambrose; Gurumurthy Hiremath

doi:10.1007/s00246-023-03172-3

Early Infective Endocarditis Associated with an Amplatzer Atrial Septal Occluder Device in a 14-Year-Old Male

Pediatr Cardiol. 2023 Jun;44(5):1187-1189. doi: 10.1007/s00246-023-03172-3. Epub 2023 Apr 28.

Authors

Punishi Parekh¹, Shanti Narasimhan¹, Farida Karim¹, Matthew Ambrose¹, Gurumurthy Hiremath²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital, 2450 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA.
² Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital, 2450 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA. [email protected].

PMID: 37115239
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03172-3

Abstract

Infective endocarditis (IE) associated with an ASD device, particularly in the early post-procedure period, is extremely rare. We report a case of infective endocarditis presenting with embolic complications and vegetations on the device that were only seen on transesophageal echocardiography, necessitating device removal.

Keywords: Atrial septal defect; Infective endocarditis; Janeway lesions; Septic emboli.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Atrial Fibrillation* / complications
Cardiac Catheterization / methods
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Endocarditis* / etiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial* / diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial* / etiology
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial* / complications
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial* / diagnostic imaging
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial* / surgery
Humans
Male
Septal Occluder Device* / adverse effects
Treatment Outcome