Penetrating mitral valve annular abscess

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 621-624

  Terry, Shawn M ^a   Ryan Jr , Patrick E ^a,b  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART ABSCESS; HEART RUPTURE; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ABSCESS; AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DRAINAGE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0030732661     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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