Open AccessLate endocarditis of amplatzer atrial septal occluder device in a child
Author(s) -
Neerod Kumar Jha,
László Király,
John Sk Murala,
Csaba Tamás,
Haitham Talo,
Hazem El Badaoui,
Magdi Tofeig,
Malaika Mendonca,
Sameer Sajwani,
Mary Ann Thomas,
Sura Ahmed Al Doory,
Mohammad Daud Khan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8462
DOI - 10.4330/wjc.v7.i10.703
Subject(s) - medicine , endocarditis , bacterial endocarditis , cardiology , cardiac surgery , surgery
Bacterial endocarditis following atrial septal defect closure using Amplatzer device in a child is extremely rare. We report a 10-year-old girl who developed late bacterial endocarditis, 6 years after placement of an Amplatzer atrial septal occluder device. Successful explantation of the device and repair of the resultant septal defect was carried out using a homograft patch. The rare occurrence of this entity prompted us to highlight the importance of long-term follow up, review the management and explore preventive strategies for similar patients who have multiple co-morbidities and a cardiac device. A high index of suspicion is warranted particularly in pediatric patients.