Infected right ventricular myxoma and pulmonary valve endocarditis

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 248-249

  Chan, Vincent ^a   Veinot, John P ^a   Hynes, Mark ^a   Lapierre, Harry ^a   Ruel, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; FACE MASK; HEART MYXOMA; HEART VENTRICULAR MYXOMA; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE ENDOCARDITIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HEART NEOPLASMS; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MYXOMA; PULMONARY VALVE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCI;

EID: 34250770571     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.03.026     Document Type: Article

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