A Case of Staphylococcal Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis With Para-Aortic Abscess in a Patient With Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Paravalvular abscess is a serious complication of infective endocarditis. The aortic valve and its adjacent ring are more susceptible to abscess formation and paravalvular extension than the mitral valve. A 15-years old patient with bicuspid aortic valve presented with staphylococcal tricuspid valve...

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Autores principales: Kim, Woo Shin, Kang, Seok Hyung, Lee, Shin A, Ryu, Min Sun, Park, Seong-Hoon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Cardiology 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3173671/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21949535
http://dx.doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2011.41.8.482