Aspergillus pacemaker endocarditis presenting as pulmonary embolism

Respirology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 396-398

  Mateos Colino, Alfonso ^a,e   Golpe, R ^a   Gonzalez Rodriguez A ^a   Gonzalez Juanatey C ^b   Legarra, J J ^c   Blanco, M ^d  

^a Hospital de Monforte de Lemos   (Spain)

^b Cardiology Service   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL XERAL CÍES   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^e Hospital Comarcal   (Spain)

Author keywords

Artificial; Aspergillus; Echocardiography; Endocarditis; Pacemaker; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ITRACONAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ASPERGILLUS; BYPASS SURGERY; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 22644436009     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2005.00691.x     Document Type: Article

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