Acute dehiscence of a valve prosthesis 5 years after implantation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  van Leeuwen, Wouter J ^a   Kappetein, A Pieter ^a   Bogers, Ad J J C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Mitral valve dehiscence; Propionibacterium acnes

Indexed keywords

FLUCLOXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; SYMPTOM; TACHYPNEA; TISSUE CULTURE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33947380989     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.166     Document Type: Article

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