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A narrative review of echocardiography in infective endocarditis of the right heart
Infective endocarditis (IE) is characterized by bacterial or fungal masses that form in the cardiac chambers and valves, and in severe cases invade the endocardium or intra-cardiac vessels. Right-sided IE accounts for 5% to 10% of cases, with a low mortality cited at 6%. A history of intravenous dru...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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AME Publishing Company
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7791248/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33437821 http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm-20-5198 |