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Infective endocarditis on an occluder closing an atrial septal defect

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

A. M. Bullock ,
S. Menahem  and
J. L. Wilkinson
A. M. Bullock
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
S. Menahem*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
J. L. Wilkinson
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
*
Prof. S. Menahem, Department of Cardiology, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, 3056, Australia. Tel: 613 9345 5718; Fax: 613 9345 6001
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Abstract

Closure of atrial septal defects be means of intravenous catheterisation has been undertaken using a variety of devices as an alternative to surgical closure.1–5 We describe the first case, to the best of our knowledge, of infective endocarditis complicating a successful transcatheter closure. This highlights the potential risk of this procedure, and emphasises the need for appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis until complete endothelialization of the device has occurred.

Keywords

Interventional catheterisationAmplatzer deviceoval fossa defect
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , January 1999 , pp. 65 - 67
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1999

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