026 Right-Sided Infective Endocarditis: The Importance of Vegetation Size
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Right-sided infective endocarditis: recent epidemiologic changes.
BACKGROUND Infective endocarditis (IE) has been increasingly reported, however, little is available regarding recent development of right-sided IE. METHODS Right-sided IE was comprehensively analyzed based on recent 5⅓-year literature. RESULTS Portal of entry, implanted foreign material, and repaired congenital heart defects were the main predisposing risk factors. Vegetation size on the ri...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart, Lung and Circulation
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1443-9506
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.033