Aortic root abscess and secondary infective mitral valve disease: Results of surgical endocarditis treatment

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 434-440

  Siniawski, Henryk ^a   Grauhan, Onnen ^a   Hofmann, Michael ^a   Pasic, Miralem ^a   Weng, Yuguo ^a   Yankah, Charles ^a   Lehmkuhl, Hans ^a   Hetzer, Roland ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aortic root abscess; Destructive endocarditis; Double valve endocarditis; Jet lesion; Secondary mitral valve endocarditis; Superstentless valve substitute

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; AORTA ROOT; AORTIC ROOT ABSCESS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; STUDENT T TEST;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; AORTIC VALVE; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 14644419530     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.12.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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