Infective endocarditis after transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 351-354

  Calachanis, Marco ^a   Carrier, Luisella ^a   Grimaldi, Roberte ^a   Veglio, Franco ^b   Orzan, Fulvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b AMEDEO DI SAVOIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial septal defect; Cardiac catheterization; Complication; Congenital heart disease

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 8544234975     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20185     Document Type: Article

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