Coronary artery obstruction caused by perivalvular abscess in aortic valve endocarditis

American Heart Journal

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 413-416

  Schlaifer, Jay D ^a   Martin, Tomas D ^a   Hill, James A ^a   Kerensky, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DYSPNEA; FEVER; HEART ABSCESS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0030067467     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90380-4     Document Type: Article

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