A Case of Gerbode Ventricular Septal Defect Endocarditis

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class="kwd-title">Keywords: Gerbode, VSD, Endocarditis, Echocardiography, TEE class="head no_bottom_margin" id="sec1title">IntroductionCommunication between the left ventricle and right atrium, termed a Gerbode ventricular septal defect (VSD), was first described in 1838 and later explained with varying etiologies, including congenital and acquired forms., , Among these etiologies, infective endocarditis is a rare cause, and echocardiography is a mainstay of its diagnosis and clinical management. Here we describe the case of a patient with bacterial endocarditis as a cause of a Gerbode VSD, with subsequent echocardiographic diagnosis and surgical repair.