An amazing dance across the aortic valve

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Jayaprakash, K ^a   Abdul Khadar, S ^a   Thoams, Joby K ^a   Raihanathul Misiriya, K J ^a   Jayaprakash, V L ^a   Pappachan, Joseph M ^a  

^a Kottayam Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecalis; Infective endocarditis; Left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT)

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PERICARDITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 64849088324     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.12.090     Document Type: Article

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