Heart failure associated with infective endocarditis. A review of 40 cases

British Heart Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1986, Pages 191-197

  Varma, M P S ^a   McCluskey, D R ^a   Khan, M M ^a   Cleland, J ^b   O'Kane, H O ^b   Adgey, A A ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCARDITIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEART; HEART FAILURE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGERY; THERAPY;

EID: 0022607557     PISSN: 00070769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.55.2.191     Document Type: Article

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