Major cerebral events in staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis: Is anticoagulant therapy safe?

Cardiology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 284-291

  Rasmussen, Rasmus V ^a   Snygg Martin, Ulrika ^c   Olaison, Lars ^c   Buchholtz, Kristine ^a   Larsen, Carsten T ^a   Hassager, Christian ^b   Bruun, Niels E ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Cerebral haemorrhage; Infective endocarditis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; DENMARK; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STROKE; SWEDEN;

EID: 68749102412     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000235579     Document Type: Article

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