Infective Endocarditis Associated with Atrial Septal Defect in an Intravenous Drug Abuser: A Case Report

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a common congenital abnormality, which accounts for 20-40% of all the adult patients with congenital heart diseases. Due to the slow velocity of shunt flow, ASD has a negligible risk for infective endocarditis (IE). However, intravenous drug abuse (IVDA) is a potential...

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Autores principales: Jahangir, Maha, Nawaz, Marrium, Jabbar, Fareha, Khan, Fahad, Hasnain, Nimra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6003786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29922523
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2482

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6003786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29922523
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2482

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