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Myocardial ischaemia as a result of external coronary compression from infective aortic root aneurysm: atypical presentation of prosthetic valve endocarditis

This case describes an unusual presentation of prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE): an acute coronary syndrome. A 67-year-old male presented with cardiac sounding chest pain on a background of a short history of night sweats, weight loss and general malaise. Four months previously, he had undergone...

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Autores principales: Sekar, Baskar, Wheeler, Richard, Masani, Navroz, Gallagher, Sean
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5948197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29643124
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/ERP-18-0022