Myocardial abscess: A rare complication of valvular endocarditis demonstrated by 3D contrast echocardiography

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Walker, Nicola ^a   Bhan, Amit ^a   Desai, Jatin ^a   Monaghan, Mark J ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D echocardiography; Contrast echocardiography; Infective endocarditis; Myocardial abscess

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AORTIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART ABSCESS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMANS; MALE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 78649402285     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jeq090     Document Type: Article

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