The 3 noes right-sided infective endocarditis: a unrecognized type of right-sided endocarditis
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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: European Heart Journal
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0195-668X,1522-9645
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.2022