Infective endocarditis: Outcome in surviving patients with intracardiac complications

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 163-168

  Mocchegiani, Roberto ^a,d   Pergolini, Martina ^b   Nataloni, Maura ^c  

^a Ospedale Monospecialistico Cardiologico GM Lancisi   (Italy)

^b Jesi Hospital   (Italy)

^c Outpatient Department of Cardiology   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complications; Endocarditis; Infective; Intracardiac

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; AORTA PERFORATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; DEATH; FEMALE; FISTULA; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURVIVAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM, FALSE; AORTIC VALVE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEART ATRIA; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RECURRENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VASCULAR FISTULA;

EID: 33847125709     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000260818.66071.98     Document Type: Article

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