Mitral valve leaflet abscess: A rare complication of infective endocarditis
Infective endocarditis is an infection of the endocardium of heart and its great vessels. Infective endocarditis if complicated by abscess may lead to severe valvular insufficiency and intractable heart failure. Leaflet abscess although is a very rare complication, but if occurs, leads to increased...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jiaecho.org/article.asp?issn=2543-1463;year=2017;volume=1;issue=2;spage=158;epage=159;aulast=Rathore |