Villanueva-Vargas GM, Díaz-Aguilar FA, González-Ríos SE, Jarvio-Méndez GE, Villa-Delgado A, Guevara-Ortega KJ

Language: Spanish
References: 6
Page: 218-221
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ABSTRACT

Among the causes of bacterial endocarditis, the one associated with valve replacement is an infrequent presentation. This publication presents the case of a patient with bacterial endocarditis associated with a prosthetic valve diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography.

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