Long-term results of operation for paravalvular abscess

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 48-53

  D'Udekem, Yves ^a   David, Tirone E ^a,b   Feindel, Christopher M ^a   Armstrong, Susan ^a   Sun, Zhao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030199990     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(96)00274-3     Document Type: Article

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