Infective endocarditis resulting in rupture of sinus of valsalva with a rupture site communicating with both the right atrium and right ventricle

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 995-997

  Vereckei, András ^a   Vándor, László ^a   Halász, Judit ^a   Karádi, István ^a   Lengyel, Mária ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADULT; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTA SINUS; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; EROSION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE;

AORTIC RUPTURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SINUS OF VALSALVA;

EID: 4444319474     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2004.04.033     Document Type: Article

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