Pulmonary valve endocarditis caused by right ventricular outflow obstruction in association with sinus of valsalva aneurysm: A case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Nishida, Katsufumi ^a   Fukuyama, Osamu ^a   Nakamura, Dean S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA SINUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; FOLLOW UP; HEART OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VALVE;

AORTIC ANEURYSM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VALVE; SINUS OF VALSALVA; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 48649087403     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-3-46     Document Type: Article

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