Isolated Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis

Infective endocarditis is one of the most severe complications of parenteral drug abuse. The outstanding clinical feature of infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abusers is the high incidence of right-sided valve infection, and the tricuspid valve is involved in 60% to 70% of the cases. We her...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Ali Hatamizadeh, Simindokht Moshar, Soheila Abolghasemi, Mehrnoosh Boroomandpoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009-06-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/13528.pdf&manuscript_id=13528