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Infective endocarditis on mitral annular calcification: a case report
INTRODUCTION: Mitral annular calcification is a common finding in elderly patients; it is considered a benign cardiac abnormality but it can be a predisposing factor for infective endocarditis. Although described in numerous necropsy studies, endocarditis on mitral annular calcification has rarely b...
Autores principales: | Minardi, Giovanni, Pino, Paolo G, Sordi, Martina, Pavaci, Herribert, Manzara, Carla, Pulignano, Giovanni, Natale, Enrico, Gaudio, Carlo |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2803869/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20062709 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-9072 |
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