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)
Keywords: Endocarditis, bacterial
Keywords: fistula/etiology
Keywords: fistula/surgery
Keywords: Gerbode defect
Keywords: heart septal defects, ventricular
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