Infectious endocarditis with systemic septic embolization as a rare complication of cardiac catheterization.
A case of infectious endocarditis with septic embolization as a rare but potentially fatal complication of cardiac catheterization is described, followed by a detailed review of the literature. Obesity, diabetes, many skin punctures, previous bypass surgery and abnormal valves are predisposing factors for bacteremia following cardiac catheterization.
Jayasuriya
Sasanka
S
Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Movahed
Mohammad Reza
MR