Carmona-Delgado V, Murillo-Benitez C, Roldan-Morales D

Language: Spanish
References: 7
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ABSTRACT

Population with chronic kidney disease is rapidly increasing. Patients treated with chronic hemodialysis are at significant risk for developing infective endocarditis. Infective endocarditis is the second commonest cause of death between these groups of patients. A clinical case showing association between endocarditis and chronic kidney disease is reported here and a brief revision about the association of these two entities is also made.

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