Surgical Atrial Septal Patch Endocarditis in a Patient with a Complete Corrected Atrioventricular Canal Defect: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Surgical Atrial Septal Patch Endocarditis in a Patient with a Complete Corrected Atrioventricular Canal Defect: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Infective endocarditis (IE) is common in patients with corrected congenital heart disease (CHD) with a residual lesion, but is rarely found on surgical patches used to close atrial septal defects (ASDs). This is also reflected in the current guidelines that do not recommend antibiotic therapy for pa...

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Main Authors: Adela Serban, Alexandru Achim, Dana Elena Gavan, Raluca Tomoaia, Adrian Molnar, Mihai Suceveanu, Dan Damian Axente, Stefan Mot, Alexandra Dadarlat-Pop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
congenital heart disease
atrioventricular canal defect
surgical atrial patch
infectious endocarditis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/5/856

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