Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis
Journal of Tehran University Heart Center [The]. 2009; 4 (2): 119-120
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ABSTRACT
Infective endocarditis is one of the most severe complications of parenteral drug abuse. The outstanding clinical feature of infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abusers is the high incidence of right-sided valve infection, and the tricuspid valve is involved in 60% to 70% of the cases. We herein report a case of isolated pulmonic valve infective endocarditis with a native pulmonary valve
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IMEMR (Mediterraneo Oriental)
Asunto principal:
Válvula Pulmonar
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Infecciones Estafilocócicas
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Válvula Tricúspide
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Abuso de Sustancias por Vía Intravenosa
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Ecocardiografía Transesofágica
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Terapia Combinada
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Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudio:
Informe de Casos
Límite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
J. Tehran Univ. Heart Cent.
Año:
2009
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