Ventricular Septal Defect and Right-Sided Infective Endocarditis

Right-sided infective endocarditis (IE), which represents a small but not negligible percentage of IE cases, can be observed in patients with congenital heart diseases. We discuss the case of a young woman with unrepaired perimembranous ventricular septal defect and repeated episodes of right ventri...

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Published inJournal of cardiovascular echography Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 95 - 97
Main Authors Sforna, Stefano, Padoan, Laura, Del Papa, Marco, Grikstaite, Egle, Sardone, Mariagrazia, Savino, Ketty
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 01.04.2023
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Summary:Right-sided infective endocarditis (IE), which represents a small but not negligible percentage of IE cases, can be observed in patients with congenital heart diseases. We discuss the case of a young woman with unrepaired perimembranous ventricular septal defect and repeated episodes of right ventricle and tricuspid valve IE with septic embolism.
ISSN:2211-4122
2347-193X
DOI:10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_25_23