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A Case of Gerbode Ventricular Septal Defect Endocarditis.

ABSTRACT: •A Gerbode VSD is a communication between the left ventricle and right atrium.•Etiologies include trauma, infective endocarditis, and iatrogenic causes.•Echocardiographic evaluation for this defect requires a careful interrogation.

SUBMITTER: Kretzer A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6200681 | biostudies-other | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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A Case of Gerbode Ventricular Septal Defect Endocarditis.

Kretzer Adam A Amhaz Hassan H Nicoara Alina A Kendall Mark M Glower Donald D Jones Mandisa-Maia MM

CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.) 20180622 5

•A Gerbode VSD is a communication between the left ventricle and right atrium.•Etiologies include trauma, infective endocarditis, and iatrogenic causes.•Echocardiographic evaluation for this defect requires a careful interrogation. ...[more]

PMID: 30370384

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