Infective Endocarditis of Pulmonary valve and arterial wall
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isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis
infective endocarditis is one of the most severe complications of parenteral drug abuse. the outstanding clinical feature of infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abusers is the high incidence of right-sided valve infection, and the tricuspid valve is involved in 60% to 70% of the cases. we herein report a case of isolated pulmonic valve infective endocarditis with a native pulmonary valve.
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عنوان ژورنال: Nepalese Heart Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 2382-5464,2091-2978
DOI: 10.3126/njh.v4i1.26155