Patent ductus arteriosus complicated by pulmonary artery endarteritis in an adult

Echocardiography

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 665-667

  Kadakia, Rajan ^a   Giullian, Jeffrey ^a   Dokainish, Hisham ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Infective endocarditis; Patent ductus arteriosus; Transthoracic echocardiography

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DYSPNEA; ENDARTERITIS; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; NIGHT SWEAT; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY DISEASE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDARTERITIS; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 7044221983     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0742-2822.2004.04013.x     Document Type: Article

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