Challenges in the management of cardiovascular emergencies in Sub-Saharan Africa: a case report of acute heart failure complicating infective endocarditis in a semi-urban setting in Cameroon

BACKGROUND: Infective endocarditis is a deadly disease if not promptly treated with antibiotics either in association with cardiac surgery or not. Cardiac complications are the most common complications seen in infective endocarditis. Heart failure remains the most common cause of mortality and the...

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Autores principales: Nkoke, Clovis, Teuwafeu, Denis, Nkouonlack, Cyrille, Abanda, Martin, Kouam, Wilfried, Mapina, Alice, Makoge, Christelle, Hamadou, Ba
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5918907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29695277
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3361-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5918907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29695277
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3361-2

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