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We Found a Gem in Your Heart: Valvular Heart Disease and Infective Endocarditis Discovered

Valvular heart disease (VHD) occurs when there is a functional impairment in the valvular apparatus that either obstructs or regurgitates the backflow of blood. When a microorganism resides in those valves, it injures the leaflets and causes complications such as thromboembolic events. Infective end...

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Autores principales: Lim, Roy, Barimayena, Justin, Mita, Kelsie-Ann, Denney, Brian, Coz, Reejeen M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10439507/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37602085
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42176