Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003;11:275
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IMAGES IN CARDIOTHORACIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY |
An Unusual Late Complication of Infective Endocarditis
On-Hing Kwok, FACC,
Wing-Hing Chow, FRCP,
David LC Cheung, FRCS1
Division of Cardiology, University Department of Medicine
1 Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Department of Surgery, Grantham Hospital, Hong Kong, Peoples Republic of China
For reprint information contact: On-Hing Kwok, FACC Tel: 852 2518 2611 Fax: 852 2518 8558 email: vohkwok@netvigator.com 5/F Kwok Tak Seng Heart Center, Grantham Hospital, 125 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, Peoples Republic of China.
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A 44 year-old man underwent emergent aortic valve replacement for decompensated heart failure. This was a result of a severe aortic regurgitation, a complication of Streptococcus agalactiae infective endocarditis 6 weeks prior. The patient . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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