Isolated pulmonic valve endocarditis in healthy hearts: A case report and review of the literature

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1282-1288

  Ramadan, F B ^a   Beanlands, D S ^a   Burwash, I G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endocardium; Pulmonary valve

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUROSEMIDE; GENTAMICIN; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL; SPIRONOLACTONE; STEROID;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; FOLLOW UP; HEART VALVE REGURGITATION; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PULMONARY VALVE DISEASE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHEEZING;

BACTEREMIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PULMONARY VALVE; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0033657448     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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