Simultaneous Enterococcus faecalis mitral valve endocarditis, mycotic aortoiliac, and intracranial aneurysms: A surgical dilemma

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¹ Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Vascular Surgical Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; The Baird Institute of Applied Heart and Lung Surgical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Electronic address: kei.woldendorp@gmail.com.
² Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Vascular Surgical Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; The Baird Institute of Applied Heart and Lung Surgical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Institute of Academic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Sydney Heart and Lung Surgeons, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Kei Woldendorp et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 May.

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. 2019 May;157(5):e223-e225.

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.10.055. Epub 2018 Oct 23.

¹ Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Vascular Surgical Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; The Baird Institute of Applied Heart and Lung Surgical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Electronic address: kei.woldendorp@gmail.com.
² Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Vascular Surgical Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; The Baird Institute of Applied Heart and Lung Surgical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Institute of Academic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Sydney Heart and Lung Surgeons, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Commentary: The toll of complicated endocarditis and septic sequela: Old wives' tales and dogma.
Ferraris VA. Ferraris VA. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 May;157(5):e227-e228. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.10.119. Epub 2018 Nov 3. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019. PMID: 30503738 No abstract available.