An unusual case of vegetative aortitis diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 237-239

  Bansal, Ramesh C ^a   Ashmeik, Khalifa ^a   Razzouk, Anees J ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AORTITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HUMANS; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0035292591     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2001.109010     Document Type: Article

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