Gerbode's defect resulting from infective endocarditis

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 844-846

  Alphonso, N ^a,b   Dhital, K ^a   Chambers, J ^a   Shabbo, F ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gerbode's defect

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART PACING; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; VENTRICULOATRIAL SHUNT;

AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FISTULA; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 0038673601     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(03)00048-4     Document Type: Article

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