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Case Reports
. 1984 Sep;88(3):454-6.

Subacute bacterial endocarditis causing disseminated intravascular coagulation: resolution after valve replacement

J J Stuart, R Breyer
  • PMID: 6471895
Case Reports

Subacute bacterial endocarditis causing disseminated intravascular coagulation: resolution after valve replacement

J J Stuart et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1984 Sep.

Abstract

The following report describes a case of culture-negative subacute bacterial endocarditis complicated by disseminated intravascular coagulation which failed to respond to therapy with antibiotics and heparin. The coagulopathy resolved within 24 hours after the affected heart valves were replaced with prosthetic valves.

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