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Pulmonary valve neocuspidization and tricuspid valve replacement in intravenous drug abusers with infective endocarditis: Report of two cases

Right-sided infective endocarditis accounts for 5–10% of endocarditis cases. It occurs predominantly among intravenous drug abusers. The pulmonary valve is involved in fewer than 2% of patients with endocarditis. Literature data are limited and optimal medical strategy, including surgical technique,...

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Autores principales: Todurov, Borys, Mokryk, Igor, Batsak, Bohdan, Ponych, Nataliya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9373952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35293578
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivac063