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Case Reports
. 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
Case Reports

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

C K Naber et al. Heart. 2003 Mar.
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Figure 1
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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