Aspergillus aortitis after cardiac surgery

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 152-156

  Sanchez Recalde, Angel ^a   Maté, Isabel ^a   Merino, José L ^a   Simon, Raquel S ^a   Sobrino, José A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; AORTITIS; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BLOOD CULTURE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETHALITY; MALE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; AORTA; AORTITIS; AORTOGRAPHY; ASPERGILLOSIS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DEVICE REMOVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0037221386     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)02606-2     Document Type: Article

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