Role of echocardiography in diagnosis and management of endocarditis

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 257-263

  Murphy, Ross T ^b   Garcia, Mario J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; FOLLOW UP; HEART PACING; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 23844550539     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-005-0057-2     Document Type: Review

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