Right-sided endocarditis complicating an atrial septal defect

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 325, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 282-284

  Aliaga, Luis ^a   Santiago, F M ^a   Marti J ^a   Sampedro, A ^a   Rodriguez Granger J ^a   Santalla, J A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Pulmonary valve endocarditis; Right sided endocarditis; Secundum type atrial septal defect; Streptococcus milleri group endocarditis

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART MURMUR; HUMAN; MALE; PULMONARY VALVE; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0038292008     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200305000-00005     Document Type: Article

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