Infective endocarditis in the Czech Republic: Eight years of experience at one of the country's largest medical centers

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 395-400

  Pazdernik, Michal ^a   Baddour, Larry M ^b   Pelouch, Radek ^c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HRADEC KRALOVE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CZECH REPUBLIC; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CZECH REPUBLIC; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 76749085183     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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