Escherichia coli endocarditis of a native mitral valve with paravalvular pseudoaneurysm formation and fatal hemopericardium

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 535-540

  Oosterbosch, L ^a   Oei, F ^a   Rogiers, P ^a   Vaerenberg, M ^a   Ranquin, R ^a   Nagler, J ^a  

^a A Z Middelheim ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

E. coli endocarditis; Infectious endocarditis; Native mitral valve; Paravalvular cavity; Pseudoaneurysm formation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FALSE ANEURYSM; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANEURYSM, FALSE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART ANEURYSM; HUMANS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION;

EID: 0030498645     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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