Mitral valve repair in a child with infectious endocarditis followed by meningitis

Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 429-431

  Suzuki, Yasuyuki ^a   Minakawa, Masahito ^a   Itaya, Hiroyuki ^a   Kuga, Toshihiko ^a   Fukui, Kouzou ^a   Fukuda, Ikuo ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Infectious endocarditis; Meningitis; Mitral valve repair

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANEURYSM CLIP; ANNULOPLASTY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHORDA TENDINEA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGITIS; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; NEUROSURGERY; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 4844224172     PISSN: 13444964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-004-0038-7     Document Type: Article

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