Infective endocarditis in children: native valve preservation is frequently possible despite advanced clinical disease

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 130-135

  Hickey, Edward J ^a   Jung, Gordon ^a   Manlhiot, Cedric ^a   Sakopoulos, Andreas G ^a   Caldarone, Christopher A ^a   Coles, John G ^a   Van Arsdell, Glen S ^a   McCrindle, Brian W ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Infective endocarditis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DEATH; EMBOLISM; HEART PRESERVATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MITRAL VALVE; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STROKE; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCI;

EID: 57549112782     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.08.020     Document Type: Article

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