Open AccessInfective endocarditis following coil occlusion of perimembranous ventricular septal defect with the Nit-Occlud (®) Le device
Author(s) -
Amal El-Sisi,
Yasser Menaissy,
Samia B. Bekheet
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.171355
Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , endocarditis , occlusion , cardiology , electromagnetic coil , surgery , engineering , electrical engineering
The Nitinol coil system was recently developed by "PFM" specifically for the transcatheter occlusion of ventricular septal defects (VSD). The device consists of a coil fitted with polyester fibers designated for the closure of perimembranous defects with an aneurysmal septum and some muscular VSDs. We report a case of fatal acute infective endocarditis 10 days following the procedure.