Successful percutaneous removal of a huge vegetation in the right atrium of an extremely low-birth-weight infant
The patient, the first of twins, weighed 714 g at birth. On day 14, ultrasound revealed a large methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>-induced atrial vegetation; the tumour grew to 6 mm by day 19. Percutaneous removal was selected due to the risk of pulmonary embolism. We used a three-loop EN Snare system. The procedure was safe and successful.
Authors
- Yuhei Konishi
- Satoshi Marutani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9253-6889)
- Noboru Inamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6270-1158)
Institutions
- Kindai University Hospital (JP)
- Kindai University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cardiology in the Young
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1047951125100991
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00