Infectious endocarditis of a Chiari network

Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Oct;76(4):1303-5. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(03)00522-8.

Abstract

We present the case of a 62-year-old man with infectious endocarditis in a Chiari network. Chiari networks are present in 1.5% to 3% of the population. Although Chiari networks are usually clinically insignificant, they are associated with a number of conditions, including patent foramen ovale, thromboembolism, atrial aneurysm, and cardiac arrhythmias. Although there are rare reports of patients with a Chiari network who had endocarditis develop, this is the first report of a patient who had endocarditis develop solely within a Chiari network.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / pathology*
  • Heart Atria / abnormalities*
  • Heart Atria / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Streptococcal Infections / pathology
  • Streptococcus agalactiae