Right‐sided infective endocarditis in patients with uncorrected ventricular septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus: Two case reports

Uncorrected left‐to‐right shunt congenital heart defect is a predisposing factor for infective endocarditis (IE), especially right‐sided IE which has different clinical manifestations and complications from left‐sided IE. Prompt diagnosis by means of transthoracic echocardiography and timely antibio...

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Autores principales: Sattwika, Prenali Dwisthi, Hartopo, Anggoro Budi, Anggrahini, Dyah Wulan, Mumpuni, Hasanah, Dinarti, Lucia Kris
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6230663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30455914
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1672
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Sumario:Uncorrected left‐to‐right shunt congenital heart defect is a predisposing factor for infective endocarditis (IE), especially right‐sided IE which has different clinical manifestations and complications from left‐sided IE. Prompt diagnosis by means of transthoracic echocardiography and timely antibiotics management for IE are encouraged to prevent multiorgan failure and fatal pulmonary embolism.

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