Atypical echocardiographic findings of endocarditis in an immunocompromised patient

Echocardiography

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 715-719

  Letts, Dustin P ^a   López Candales, Angel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida parapsilosis; Endocarditis; Immunocompromised; Paravalvular abscess; Pericardiocentesis; Pulsus paradoxus

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HEART ABSCESS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MORTALITY; PARADOXICAL PULSE; PARAVALVULAR ABSCESS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SURVIVAL TIME; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CANDIDIASIS; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; PERICARDIOCENTESIS;

EID: 9244257335     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0742-2822.2004.03121.x     Document Type: Article

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