Endocarditis complicating a congenital quadricuspid aortic valve.
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چکیده
The most common aortic valve congenital abnormality is observed in bicuspid aortic valve. Only a few cases of aortic valve quadricuspidy have been reported in the literature. We report a new case of endocarditis complicating a congenital quadricuspid aortic valve.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- European journal of echocardiography : the journal of the Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology
دوره 9 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008