Nightmare of a Breastfeeding Mother: Aortic Valve Endocarditis Due to Streptococcus salivarius After Breast Engorgement
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A rare case of prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis complicated with multiple fistula to peri aortic structure
Multiple aorto-cardiac cavity communications is very rare but important complication of prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis. The case below illustrates multiple aorto-cardiac cavity fistula formation following prostethic aortic valve endocarditis presented with slowly progressive symptoms of heart failure. A brief review of surgical reconstruction and the existing literature are presented, i...
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عنوان ژورنال: West Indian Medical Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0043-3144
DOI: 10.7727/wimj.2013.290