Infective endocarditis-induced complete closure of a ventricular septal defect and complete heart block in a child
Umadevi Karuru, Jay Relan, Shyam S Kothari, Saurabh Kumar Gupta, Sachin TalwarAnnals of Pediatric Cardiology 2021 14(4):527-529
We hereby report rare occurrence of irreversible complete heart block in a child with tricuspid valve infective endocarditis. The tricuspid valve vegetation also caused complete closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect, which was later discovered during surgery.
Source: Annals of Pediatric Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Umadevi Karuru Jay Relan Shyam S Kothari Saurabh Kumar Gupta Sachin Talwar Source Type: research
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