Acute myocardial infarction complicating bacterial endocarditis: A case report;Infarto miocardico acuto in corso di endocardite batterica

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 207-211

  Casazza, Franco ^a,c   Fiorista, Francesco ^a   Donatelli, Francesco ^b   Grossi, Adalberto ^b  

^a SAN CARLO BORROMEO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial endocarditis; Coronary embolism; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

CARDIOTONIC AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G;

AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TIME; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DIGOXIN; DIURETICS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUROSEMIDE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLINS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030077278     PISSN: 00465968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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