Patent ductus arteriosus endarteritis in a 40-year old woman, diagnosed with transesophageal echocardiography. A case report and a brief review of the literature

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-6

  Kouris, Nikos T ^a   Sifaki, Maria D ^a   Kontogianni, Dimitra D ^a   Zaharos, Ioannis ^a   Kalkandi, Eleni M ^a   Grassos, Haris E ^a   Babalis, Dimitris K ^a  

^a Western Attica General Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTERY LIGATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDARTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG INFILTRATE; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS ENDARTERITIS; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X RAY ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; REVIEW; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDARTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042606120     PISSN: 14767120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-7120-1-1     Document Type: Short Survey

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