Myocardial noncompaction presenting with Brucella endocarditis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Yildiz, Ali ^a,b   Tufekcioglu, Omac ^b   Aras, Dursun ^b   Ozeke, Ozcan ^b   Celenk, Mehmet Kutlu ^b   Sasmaz, Ali ^b  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brucella endocarditis; Left ventricular noncompaction; Ring abscess; Valvular insufficiency; Vegetations

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADULT; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART MURMUR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG AUSCULTATION; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIAL NONCOMPACTION;

ABSCESS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149196308     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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