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A case of infective endocarditis in an 8-year-old boy 3 months after transcatheter atrial septal defect closure using Figulla Flex II occluder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2022

Yuka Toyoshima Open the ORCID record for Yuka Toyoshima [Opens in a new window] ,
Toshikatsu Tanaka Open the ORCID record for Toshikatsu Tanaka [Opens in a new window]  and
Hironori Matsuhisa
Yuka Toyoshima*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Kobe Children’s Hospital, Kobe, Japan
Toshikatsu Tanaka
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Kobe Children’s Hospital, Kobe, Japan
Hironori Matsuhisa
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe Children’s Hospital, Kobe, Japan
*
Author for correspondence: Y. Toyoshima, MD, Department of Cardiology, Kobe Children’s Hospital, 1-6-7, Minatojima - Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0047, Japan. Tel: 81-78-945-7300; Fax: 81-78-302-1023. E-mail: yuka.toyoshima224@gmail.com
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Abstract

Infective endocarditis is a rare complication of atrial septal defect closure using transcatheter procedure. We report about infective endocarditis in an 8-year-old boy 3 months after transcatheter closure using a Figulla Flex II atrial septal defect occluder. Transesophageal echocardiography showed vegetation attached to the left atrium side of the device. Device removal and atrial septal defect closure were performed. The device was less endothelialized on the left than on the right atrium side. Therefore, insufficient endothelialization may cause infective endocarditis.

Keywords

Childatrial septal defectinfective endocarditisvegetationFigulla Flex II atrial septal defect occluder
Type
Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 33 , Issue 6 , June 2023 , pp. 1030 - 1032
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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