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. 2003 Mar;89(3):241-3.

doi: 10.1136/heart.89.3.241.

Diagnosis of culture negative endocarditis: novel strategies to prove the suspect guilty

C K Naber, R Erbel

PMID: 12591812
PMCID: PMC1767573
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.3.241

Case Reports

Diagnosis of culture negative endocarditis: novel strategies to prove the suspect guilty

C K Naber et al. Heart. 2003 Mar.

. 2003 Mar;89(3):241-3.

doi: 10.1136/heart.89.3.241.

Authors

C K Naber, R Erbel

PMID: 12591812
PMCID: PMC1767573
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.3.241

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Figure 1
Oscillating structure of 3.8 mm length (arrow) at the aortic valve (Saint Jude 29 mm) in a 68 year old patient with no signs and symptoms of inflammation and negative blood culture results. Left: transoesophageal echocardiography. Right: tissue Doppler echocardiography. A, aorta; LA, left atrium; LV, left ventricle.

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Blood culture negative endocarditis: analysis of 63 cases presenting over 25 years.
Lamas CC, Eykyn SJ. Lamas CC, et al. Heart. 2003 Mar;89(3):258-62. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.3.258. Heart. 2003. PMID: 12591823 Free PMC article.
Molecular diagnosis of culture negative infective endocarditis: clinical validation in a group of surgically treated patients.
Grijalva M, Horváth R, Dendis M, Erný J, Benedík J. Grijalva M, et al. Heart. 2003 Mar;89(3):263-8. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.3.263. Heart. 2003. PMID: 12591825 Free PMC article.

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