Aortic Valve Endocarditis Post Ventricular Septal Defect Device Closure: Case Report

Document Type : Case Report

Abstract

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a common
congenital heart disease (CHD) in childhood,
and its incidence is about 20% of CHD.
Surgical closure or repair is safe and accepted
procedure with minimal mortality.
Transcatheter VSD closure offers excellent
results. Coil system is developed for
transcatheter VSD occlusion. Endocarditis is a
rare but serious complication of device
closure. Infective endocarditis (IE) represents a
surgical challenge associated with
perioperative mortality (1)
.