| 2 | Late endocarditis of Amplatzer atrial septal occluder device in a child显示文摘Bacterial endocarditis following atrial septal defect closure using Amplatzer device in a child is extremely rare. We report a 10-year-old girl who developed late bacterial endocarditis, 6 years after placement of an Amplatzer atrial septal occluder device. Successful explantation of the device and repair of the resultant septal defect was carried out using a homograft patch. The rare occurrence of this entity prompted us to highlight the importance of a closed long-term follow up, review the management and explore preventive strategies for similar patients who have multiple co-morbidities and a cardiac device. A high index of suspicion is warranted particularly in pediatric patients. | Neerod K Jha Laszlo Kiraly John SK Murala Csaba Tamas Haitham Talo Hazem El Badaoui Magdi Tofeig Malaika Mendonca Sameer Sajwani Mary A Thomas Sura Ahmed Al Doory Mohammad D Khan | 2015 | World Journal of Cardiology2015，7，10： | 1 |
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