Effectiveness of mechanical embolectomy for septic embolus in the cerebral artery complicated with infective endocarditis

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1244-1247

  Kang, Gimoon ^a   Yang, Tae Ki ^a   Choi, Joon Hyouk ^a   Heo, Sang Taek ^a  

^a Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute ischemic stroke; Infective endocarditis; Mechanical embolectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBOLECTOMY; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY; MITRAL VALVE; RADIOGRAPHY; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE; INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS; MECHANICAL EMBOLECTOMY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; EMBOLECTOMY; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MITRAL VALVE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STROKE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84884385094     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.8.1244     Document Type: Article

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