Late Manifestation of Congenital  Heart Disease: Right-side Infective Endocarditis and the Mystery of  the Unseen Ventricular Septal  Defect: Case Report

Sofia Bezza; Halima El Jazouli; Fadwa Haffane; Mohammed Eljamili; Saloua El Karimi; Mustapha El Hattaoui

doi:10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4380

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Late Manifestation of Congenital Heart Disease: Right-side Infective Endocarditis and the Mystery of the Unseen Ventricular Septal Defect: Case Report

Sofia Bezza, Halima El Jazouli, Fadwa Haffane, Mohammed Eljamili, Saloua El Karimi, Mustapha El Hattaoui

Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · pp. 363–366 · Published 14 Dec 2023

10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4380

Abstract

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a severe complication in patients with congenital heart disease. However, CHD-associated mortality has decreased to 10% because of improvements in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis, antibiotic therapy, cardiac surgery, and interventional procedures. Herein, we aimed to illustrate a case of right-sided infective endocarditis associated with an unknown ventricular septal defect, complicated by septic pulmonary emboli as a rare form of delayed presentation of congenital heart disease. The significant occurrence of infective endocarditis prompts the need for additional investigations into the current utilization, necessity, and effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD).

Ventricular septal defect right side infective endocarditis pulmonary embolism

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Sofia Bezza, Halima El Jazouli, Fadwa Haffane, Mohammed Eljamili, Saloua El Karimi, Mustapha El Hattaoui (2023). Late Manifestation of Congenital Heart Disease: Right-side Infective Endocarditis and the Mystery of the Unseen Ventricular Septal Defect: Case Report. Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal , 363–366. https://doi.org/10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4380

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Sofia Bezza — Department of Cardiology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakesh, Morocco.
Halima El Jazouli — Department of Cardiology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakesh, Morocco.
Fadwa Haffane — Department of Cardiology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakesh, Morocco.
Mohammed Eljamili — Department of Cardiology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakesh, Morocco.
Saloua El Karimi — Department of Cardiology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakesh, Morocco.
Mustapha El Hattaoui — Department of Cardiology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakesh, Morocco.

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