Late Manifestation of Congenital Heart Disease: Right-side Infective Endocarditis and the Mystery of the Unseen Ventricular Septal Defect: Case Report

Bezza, Sofia and Jazouli, Halima El and Haffane, Fadwa and Eljamili, Mohammed and Karimi, Saloua El and Hattaoui, Mustapha El (2023) Late Manifestation of Congenital Heart Disease: Right-side Infective Endocarditis and the Mystery of the Unseen Ventricular Septal Defect: Case Report. Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal, 12 (4). pp. 363-366. ISSN 2347-520X

[thumbnail of Bezza1242023CA109835.pdf] Text
Bezza1242023CA109835.pdf - Published Version

Download (209kB)

Abstract

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a severe complication in patients with congenital heart disease. However, CHD-associated mortality has decreased to 10% because of improvements in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis, antibiotic therapy, cardiac surgery, and interventional procedures. Herein, we aimed to illustrate a case of right-sided infective endocarditis associated with an unknown ventricular septal defect, complicated by septic pulmonary emboli as a rare form of delayed presentation of congenital heart disease.

The significant occurrence of infective endocarditis prompts the need for additional investigations into the current utilization, necessity, and effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD).

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Science Global Plos > Medical Science
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email support@science.globalplos.com
Date Deposited: 15 Dec 2023 06:33
Last Modified: 15 Dec 2023 06:33
URI: http://ebooks.manu2sent.com/id/eprint/2388

Actions (login required)

View Item
View Item