Infective endocarditis of a left atrial appendage closure device: a case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to advances in interventional cardiology in recent years, more and more patients are currently receiving cardiac devices, with a subsequent increase in the number of patients with device-associated endocarditis. Device-associated endocarditis is a life-threatening disease with special diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Interventional devices for left atrial appendage (LAA) closure have been available for several years. However, there have been very few case reports of LAA closure device-associated endocarditis.

Case summary

An 83-year-old woman presented with fever and fatigue. She had a history of permanent atrial fibrillation and recurrent bleeding on oral anticoagulation. Consequently, the patient underwent interventional LAA closure ∼20 months earlier.

SUBMITTER: Al-Terki H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9675590 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature