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Infective endocarditis after transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale

✍ Scribed by Marco Calachanis; Luisella Carrieri; Roberto Grimaldi; Franco Veglio; Fulvio Orzan

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2004
Tongue
English
Weight
200 KB
Volume
63
Category
Article
ISSN
1522-1946

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Abstract

Infection of devices for percutaneous transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects are exceedingly rare. Two cases of device‐associated endocarditis have been reported, which were both operated on. We describe the successful treatment with antibiotics of a device‐associated endocarditis. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2004;63:351–354. Β© 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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