Comparison of long term outcome in patients with or without aortic ring abscess treated surgically for aortic valve infective endocarditis

Heart

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 177-181

  Danchin, N ^a   Retournay, G ^a   Stchepinsky, O ^a   Selton Suty, C ^a   Voiriot, P ^a   Hoen, B ^b   Canton, P ^b   Villemot, J P ^b   Mathieu, P ^b   Cherrier, F ^a  

^a CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Endocarditis; Outcome study; Ring abscess

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032988875     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.81.2.177     Document Type: Article

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