Unique presentation of hypereosinophilic syndrome: Recurrent mitral prosthetic valve thrombosis without endomyocardial disease

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 726-729

  Jánoskuti, Lívia ^a   Förhécz, Zsolt ^a   Lengyel, Mária ^b  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b Hungarian Institute of Cardiology   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PATHOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; THROMBOSIS;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; RECURRENCE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 39049188021     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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