Aortic-right atria fistula as complication of early prosthetic endocarditis;Fístula aorta-aurícula derecha como complicación de endocarditis protésica precoz

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1022-1024

  Ten Morro, Francisco ^a   Palau, Vicente Miró ^a   Osa Sáez, Ana M ^a   Asensi, Joaquín Osca ^a   Carmona, Anastasio Quesada ^a   Blasco, Pedro Morillas ^a  

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Author keywords

Endocarditis; Fistula; Prosthesis; Valvular

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA VALVE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD VESSEL FISTULA; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY; FATALITY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART DISEASE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; THORACIC AORTA; TIME;

AGED; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; AORTIC VALVE; EMERGENCIES; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR FISTULA;

EID: 0033219066     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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