Fracture-embolization of duromedics valve prosthesis and microscopic uncommon lesions

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1366-1369

  Tatou, Etienne ^a,b   Saleh, Mountajab ^a   Eicher, Jean Christophe ^a   Brenot, Roger ^a   David, Michel ^a  

^a DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Serv Chirurgie Cardio Vasculaire   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FRACTURE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADULT; BIOPROSTHESIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035059798     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02368-7     Document Type: Article

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