Infective endocarditis in octogenarian patients;Endocarditis infecciosa en pacientes octogenarios

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 329-333

  López Wolf, Daniel ^a   Vilacosta, Isidre ^a   San Román, José A ^b   Fernández, Cristina ^a   Sarriá, Cristina ^c   López, Javier ^b   Revilla, Ana ^b   Manchado, Rocío ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aging; Echocardiography; Endocarditis; Mortality; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART MURMUR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; PROGNOSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; COMORBIDITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953278402     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: 15792242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.recesp.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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