title: Acquired left ventricular-to-right atrial shunt (Gerbode defect) due to infective endocarditis.
abstract: Left ventricular-to-right atrial communications are a rare type of ventricular septal defect, known as the Gerbode defect. They are usually congenital, but rare cases have been described secondary to bacterial endocarditis. The authors present a rare case of Gerbode defect and severe pericardial effusion secondary to Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis, in a patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal. cortezdias@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nuno
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cortez-Dias
authors.forename: Manuel Gato
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Varela
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: Luís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sargento
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Miguel Almeida
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Ana G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: A Nunes
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Diogo
authors.forename: Mário G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Lopes
mesh_terms: D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*