Pulmonary emboli originating from infective endocarditis of the mitral valve migrating through an atrial septal defect

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Jun, Dong Hwan ^a   Nam, Chang Wook ^a   Cho, Yun Kyeong ^a   Kim, HyungSeop ^a   Han, Seong Wook ^a   Hur, Seung Ho ^a   Kim, Yoon Nyun ^a   Kim, Kwon Bae ^a   Ryu, Seong Yeol ^a  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atrial septal defect; Infective endocarditis; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEVER; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUBCUTANEOUS HEMORRHAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 61449234407     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.08.071     Document Type: Article

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