title: Infective endocarditis resulting from CardioSEAL closure of a patent foramen ovale.
abstract: Patent foramen ovale and atrial septal aneurysm are associated with an increased risk of cryptogenic stroke and recurrent thromboembolic events. Percutaneous closure is a therapeutic option to medical therapy and surgical closure. We present the first case of endocarditis associated with a CardioSEAL device closing a patent foramen ovale.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA. jgoldste@im.wustl.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Beardslee
authors.forename: Haodong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Thoralf M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Sundt
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lasala
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000209:etiology*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology