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Acquired atrial septal defect as a complication of endocarditis--a case report
A Prinz1, K O Akosah, P Jackson
1Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond 23249, USA.
Angiology
|October 23, 1998
Abstract:
Bacterial endocarditis predominantly involves cardiac valves and is associated with many potential complications. Valvular dysfunction resulting from disruption of the structural integrity of valves are not infrequent. This report illustrates a rare case of endocarditis involving the interatrial septum which subsequently produced destruction of the structure resulting in an acquired atrial septal defect.