Mycotic aneurysms of aortic root and aorta-to-left atrial fistula complicating bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis

Cardiology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 110-112

  Özerkan, Filiz ^a   Duygu, Hamza ^a,b   Nalbantgil, Sanem ^a   Çinar, Cahide Soydaş ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aortic valve endocarditis; Fistula; Mycotic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANAMNESIS; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA ROOT; AORTA SURGERY; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTOATRIAL FISTULA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FISTULA; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VASCULAR FISTULA; VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCI;

EID: 31944444950     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000090203     Document Type: Article

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