An alternative surgical approach for aortic infective endocarditis: vegetectomy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1096-1098

  Chen, Xujun ^a   Chen, Xin ^a   Gu, Fusheng ^b   Xie, Donghua ^c  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic valve repair; Bacterial; Endocarditis; Vegetectomy

Indexed keywords

CEFOPERAZONE; LEVOFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; ROXITHROMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEVER; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VEGETECTOMY;

AORTIC VALVE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS;

EID: 67349085727     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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