Transcatheter Closure Combined with Antibiotic Therapies for Patients with Infective Endocarditis and Congenital Heart Disease
Journal Title: Clinical Medical Reviews and Case Reports - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 11
Abstract
The experience of transcatheter closure combined with antibiotic therapies at our cardiovascular center was retrospectively analyzed in 5 cases of infective endocarditis with congenital heart disease. Transcatheter closure was performed at least 7 to 10 days after the patient's body temperature had recovered normal following effective antibiotic therapies, and after cardiac vegetations were not detected by echocardiography.
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- DOI 10.23937/2378-3656/1410139
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