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Infective endocarditis on an occluder closing an atrial septal defect
A M Bullock1, S Menahem, J L Wilkinson
1Department of Cardiology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Cardiology in the Young
|May 14, 1999
Abstract:
Closure of atrial septal defects be means of intravenous catheterisation has been undertaken using a variety of devices as an alternative to surgical closure. We describe the first case, to the best of our knowledge, of infective endocarditis complicating a successful transcatheter closure. This highlights the potential risk of this procedure, and emphasises the need for appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis until complete endothelialization of the device has occurred.