Failure of clinical features of low probability endocarditis. the early echo remains essential

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 133-138

  Knudsen, Jane B ^a   Fuursted, Kurt ^a   Petersen, Eskild ^a   Wierup, Per ^a   Mølgaard, Henning ^a   Poulsen, Steen H ^a   Egeblad, Henrik ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

diagnosis; echocardiography; Endocarditis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79957519333     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: 16512006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14017431.2011.563863     Document Type: Article

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