Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 267-268, August 2006

A Tale of Two Toes

Prince Of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia

Received 5 January 2006; received in revised form 29 March 2006; accepted 2 April 2006.

Percutaneous closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is increasingly being performed for patients with suspected paradoxical embolus. We report a rare case of a PFO occluder device related infective endocarditis.

Keywords: Patent foramen ovale, PFO, Infective endocarditis, PFO occluder device, Staphylococcus aureus, Endocarditis

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PII: S1443-9506(06)00085-0

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2006.04.001

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 267-268, August 2006

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