Massive vegetation in device-related endocarditis.

نویسندگان

  • Julian O M Ormerod
  • Amar Keiralla
  • Raman Uberoi
  • Timothy R Betts
چکیده

Rzany (BIO), Christian Schulz (initially DHM, now Klinikum der Universität München), Kristin Steigerwald (DHM), Tomohiso Tada (DHM), Anna Titova (initially DHM, now Klinikum der Universität München), Dietmar Trenk (UHZ), Christian Valina (UHZ), Andreas Vogelsang (NEO), Erion Xhepa (DHM); Italy: Chiara Bernelli (BER); Micol Coccato (BER), Giulio Guagliumi (BER), Kenichi Komukai (BER), Vasile Sirbu (BER); Latvia: Garry Kerch (RTU); The Netherlands: Giovanni Amoroso (Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam), Jurriën ten Berg (NIE), Willem J.M. Dewilde (Amphia Ziekenhuis, Breda), Thea C. Godschalk (NIE), Antonius A.C.M. Heestermans (Medisch Centrum Alkmaar), Darshni A. Jhagroe (NIE), Joanne J. Wykrzykowska (Academisch Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam), Mark H.M. Winkens (TweeSteden ziekenhuis, Tilburg); Poland: Dariusz Dudek (KRAK), Łukasz Rzeszutko (KRAK), Roman Wojdyla (KRAK), Wojciech Zasada (KRAK); Spain: Fernando Alfonso (HULP, SC), Javier Cuesta (HULP), Miguel Medina (SC); United Kingdom: Colin Berry (University of Glasgow; Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow), James Cotton (The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust), Nick Curzen (University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust), Margaret McEntegart (Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow), Robert Gerber (East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust), Anthony Gershlick (ULEIC), Alison H. Goodall (ULEIC), Simon Hetherington (Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust), Jonathan Hill (King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust), Damian Kelly (Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), Nikesh Malik (ULEIC), Keith Oldroyd (Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow), Helen Routledge (Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust), Joanne Shannon (Frimley Health Foundation Trust), Venkatesan Suresh (Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust), Azfar Zahman (Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust).

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • European heart journal

دوره 37 19  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016