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ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2025

Acquired ventricular septal defect secondary to aortic valve endocarditis.

Courtney M Hanson, Maria T Tibesar, Timothy L Pansegrau

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Article in Journal of cardiothoracic surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Courtney M HansonUniversity of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 1301 N Columbia Rd Stop 9037, Grand Forks, ND, 58202-9037, USA. courtney.m.hanson@und.edu.
Maria T TibesarUniversity of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 1301 N Columbia Rd Stop 9037, Grand Forks, ND, 58202-9037, USA.
Timothy L PansegrauUniversity of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 1301 N Columbia Rd Stop 9037, Grand Forks, ND, 58202-9037, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infective endocarditis remains a deadly disease with a significant mortality rate. While ventricular septal defects (VSDs) have been linked to an increased risk of infective endocarditis, cases of acquired VSDs resulting from infective endocarditis are not well-documented in the literature. Our report highlights a rare case of acquired VSD that resulted directly from aortic valve endocarditis, treated with successful repair and placement of permanent pacemaker.

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Aortic ValveEndocarditisEndocarditis, BacterialHeart Septal Defects, VentricularHumansMaleMiddle AgedPacemaker, ArtificialAcquired ventricular septal defectAortic valveEndocarditisPacemaker

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PMID40069721
PMCPMC11895170

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