Endocarditis on the bicuspid aortic valve: What's the risk?

Heart

Volumn 96, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 1689-1690

  Baig, Wazir ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; AORTA ROOT; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA VALVE; COMPLICATION; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HEART VALVE DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ABSCESS; AORTIC VALVE; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 78049260964     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.205633     Document Type: Note

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