Infectious thoracic aortitis: A literature review

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 488-490

  Lopes, R J ^a   Almeida, J ^a   Dias, P J ^a   Pinho, P ^a   Maciel, M J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; AORTA SURGERY; AORTITIS; AORTOGRAPHY; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS THORACIC AORTITIS; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANEURYSM, INFECTED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTITIS; AORTOGRAPHY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 70249104213     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.20578     Document Type: Review

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