Impact of bicuspid aortic valve on complications and death in infective endocarditis of native aortic valves

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 111-116

  Kahveci, Gokhan ^a,e   Bayrak, Fatih ^b   Pala, Selcuk ^c   Mutlu, Bulent ^d  

^a Rize Devlet Hastanesi   (Turkey)

^b YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c KOSUYOLU HEART AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^e NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aortic valve insufficiency classification diagnosis; Aortic valve abnormalities pathology ultrasonography; Echocardiography methods; Endocarditis, bacterial complications mortality pathology ultrasonography; Heart defects congenital; Heart diseases complications; Heart valve diseases classification complications congenital pathology; Hospital mortality; Retrospective studies; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEPTIC SHOCK; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CHILD; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65949108225     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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