Whipple's disease and the heart

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 831-834

  Khairy, Paul ^a,c   Graham, Anthony F ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Wellesley Hospital ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Endocarditis; Myocarditis; Whipple's disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTESTINE LIPODYSTROPHY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

EID: 0029800391     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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