Aortic Root Abscess Complicated by Fistulization and Intracerebral Hemorrhagic Infarction

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 576-580

  Koch, A ^a   Cesnjevar, R ^a   Buheitel, G ^a   Singer, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aortic root abscess; Bacterial endocarditis; Hemorrhagic infarction; Ross operation; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFUROXIME;

ABSCESS; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA ROOT; AORTA ROOT ABSCESS; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; BLOOD VESSEL FISTULA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ABSCESS; AORTA; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VASCULAR FISTULA;

EID: 0344441944     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-003-0403-9     Document Type: Article

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