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Tex Heart Inst J. 1995; 22(1): 100–102.
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“Acquired” Left Ventricular-to-Right Atrial Shunt (Gerbode Defect) after Bacterial Endocarditis
Vladimir Velebit, MD, Arno Schöneberger, MD, Stefano Ciaroni, MD, Antoine Bloch, MD, Jean Maurice, MD, Jan T. Christenson, MD, PhD, François Simonet, MD, and Martin Schmuziger, MD
The Cardiovascular Surgery Unit, Hôpital de la Tour, 1217 Meyrin-Geneva, Switzerland
Non-Invasive Cardiology Unit, Hôpital de la Tour, 1217 Meyrin-Geneva, Switzerland
Cardiac Rehabilitation Center, KVB Klinik für Herz und Gefässkrankheiten, Königstein im Taunus, Federal Republic of Germany
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Abstract
We present, with echocardiographic and intraoperative findings, a rare case of left ventricular-to-right atrial communication (Gerbode defect) after endocarditis associated with Staphylococcus aureus. (Tex Heart Inst J 1995;22:100-2)
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