A misinterpreted case of aorta prosthesis endocarditis: remember the phenomenon of microbubbles

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A misinterpreted case of aorta prosthesis endocarditis : remember the phenomenon of microbubbles. / Lerche, Christian Johann; Haugan, Ketil Jørgen; Reimers, Jesper Irving; Ihlemann, Nikolaj.

In: Echocardiography: A Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques, Vol. 30, No. 7, 08.2013, p. E188-91.

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Lerche, CJ, Haugan, KJ, Reimers, JI & Ihlemann, N 2013, 'A misinterpreted case of aorta prosthesis endocarditis: remember the phenomenon of microbubbles', Echocardiography: A Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques, vol. 30, no. 7, pp. E188-91. https://doi.org/10.1111/echo.12224

APA

Lerche, C. J., Haugan, K. J., Reimers, J. I., & Ihlemann, N. (2013). A misinterpreted case of aorta prosthesis endocarditis: remember the phenomenon of microbubbles. Echocardiography: A Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques, 30(7), E188-91. https://doi.org/10.1111/echo.12224

Vancouver

Lerche CJ, Haugan KJ, Reimers JI, Ihlemann N. A misinterpreted case of aorta prosthesis endocarditis: remember the phenomenon of microbubbles. Echocardiography: A Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques. 2013 Aug;30(7):E188-91. https://doi.org/10.1111/echo.12224

Author

Lerche, Christian Johann ; Haugan, Ketil Jørgen ; Reimers, Jesper Irving ; Ihlemann, Nikolaj. / A misinterpreted case of aorta prosthesis endocarditis : remember the phenomenon of microbubbles. In: Echocardiography: A Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques. 2013 ; Vol. 30, No. 7. pp. E188-91.

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abstract = "A 17-year-old male with a history of newly implanted mechanical valve at the aortic position, presented with fever, rigors, and painful cutaneous abscesses on his lower extremities and was suspected for infective endocarditis. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed a vegetation-like structure following the movement of the mechanical heart valve (MHV), which eventually proved to be a product of degassing microbubbles (MB).",
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