Allograft aortic root replacement in prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis: A review of 32 patients

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1644-1649

  Dossche, Karl M ^a   Defauw, Joseph J ^a   Ernst, Sjef M ^a   Craenen, Ton W ^a   De Jongh, Bartelt M ^a   De La Rivière, Aart Brutel ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA CLAMPING; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HEART ABSCESS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

EID: 0030861357     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)00107-0     Document Type: Article

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