Infective endocarditis-induced complete closure of a ventricular septal defect and complete heart block in a child

Infective endocarditis-induced complete closure of a ventricular septal defect and complete heart block in a child

We hereby report rare occurrence of irreversible complete heart block in a child with tricuspid valve infective endocarditis. The tricuspid valve vegetation also caused complete closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect, which was later discovered during surgery.

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of pediatric cardiology 2021-10, Vol.14 (4), p.527-529
Hauptverfasser: Karuru, Umadevi, Relan, Jay, Kothari, Shyam, Gupta, Saurabh, Talwar, Sachin
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Children
complete heart block
Endocarditis
Health aspects
Heart
Heart block
Infective endocarditis
Methicillin
Pediatric cardiology
tricuspid valve endocarditis
ventricular septal defect
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Zusammenfassung:We hereby report rare occurrence of irreversible complete heart block in a child with tricuspid valve infective endocarditis. The tricuspid valve vegetation also caused complete closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect, which was later discovered during surgery.
ISSN:0974-2069
0974-5149
DOI:10.4103/apc.apc_17_21