Acquired left ventricular-to-right atrial shunt (Gerbode defect) due to infective endocarditis

Left ventricular-to-right atrial communications are a rare type of ventricular septal defect, known as the Gerbode defect. They are usually congenital, but rare cases have been described secondary to bacterial endocarditis. The authors present a rare case of Gerbode defect and severe pericardial eff...

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Published inRevista portuguesa de cardiologia Vol. 28; no. 6; p. 735
Main Authors Cortez-Dias, Nuno, Varela, Manuel Gato, Marques, João, Sargento, Luís, Martins, Susana, Ribeiro, Miguel Almeida, Almeida, Ana G, Diogo, A Nunes, Lopes, Mário G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Portugal 01.06.2009
Subjects
Endocarditis, Bacterial - complications
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular - etiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Staphylococcal Infections - complications
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Summary:Left ventricular-to-right atrial communications are a rare type of ventricular septal defect, known as the Gerbode defect. They are usually congenital, but rare cases have been described secondary to bacterial endocarditis. The authors present a rare case of Gerbode defect and severe pericardial effusion secondary to Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis, in a patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis.
ISSN:0870-2551