Surgery for infective valve endocarditis in children

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 653-659

  Alexiou, Christos ^a   Langley, Stephen M ^a   Monro, James L ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Endocarditis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLOGRAFT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033406068     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(99)00338-3     Document Type: Article

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