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Atrial Septal Defect Closure Device–Related Infective Endocarditis in a 20-Week Pregnant Woman

Authors :
Smadar Kort
Joanna Chikwe
Noelle Mann
Paul Strachan
Ul Weena
Navneet Sharma
John Medamana
Source :
JACC Case Reports, JACC: Case Reports, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 300-303 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2021.

Abstract

With increasing atrial septal defect (ASD) repairs, more women of childbearing age will have ASD closure devices. Current ASD closure trials have excluded women planning pregnancy, making their management challenging. We present a pregnant woman, with a repaired ASD, who presented with device-related infective endocarditis. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)<br />Graphical abstract

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
26660849
Volume :
3
Issue :
2
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
JACC Case Reports
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....13cac444ef23bf9add2470b8fd615d6d