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Acquired Atrial Septal Defect as a Complication of Endocarditis

A Case Report

Paul Jackson

Pramod K. Mohanty

Andy Prinz, MD

Cardiology Section (111J) McGuire VA Medical Center 1201 Broad Rock Blvd. Richmond, VA 23249

Bacterial endocarditis predominantly involves cardiac valves and is associated with many potential complications. Valvular dysfunction resulting from disruption of the structural integrity of valves are not infrequent. This report illustrates a rare case of endocarditis involving the interatrial septum which subsequently produced destruction of the structure resulting in an acquired atrial septal defect.

Angiology, Vol. 49, No. 9, 865-869 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/000331979804900912


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