Right-Sided Endocarditis Complicating an Atrial Septal Defect

We report the case of a 45-year-old male patient not addicted to narcotic who presented with an infective endocarditis on the pulmonary valve. He was found to have an uncomplicated secundum-type atrial septal defect. This association is an extremely rare event.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of the medical sciences 2003-05, Vol.325 (5), p.282-284
Hauptverfasser:	Aliaga, L., Santiago, F.M., Martí, J., Sampedro, A., Rodríguez-Granger, J., Santalla, J.A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Cardiology. Vascular system Echocardiography, Transesophageal Endocardial and cardiac valvular diseases Endocarditis Endocarditis, Bacterial - etiology Heart Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - complications Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - diagnostic imaging Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Pulmonary valve endocarditis Right-sided endocarditis Secundum-type atrial septal defect Streptococcus milleri group endocarditis
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Zusammenfassung:	We report the case of a 45-year-old male patient not addicted to narcotic who presented with an infective endocarditis on the pulmonary valve. He was found to have an uncomplicated secundum-type atrial septal defect. This association is an extremely rare event.
ISSN:	0002-9629 1538-2990
DOI:	10.1097/00000441-200305000-00005