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Aortic valve endocarditis with root abscess causing superior vena cava obstruction: a case report

BACKGROUND: To our knowledge, we report the first case of endocarditis with root abscess causing compressive superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction. CASE SUMMARY: An 84-year-old gentleman with previous tissue aortic valve replacement presented with fevers and systemic upset. Blood cultures grew Strept...

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Autores principales: Scullion, Malo Marcel Francois, Lynn, Peter, Marshall, Adam, MacDougall, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6939814/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31911996
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytz219