Prosthetic valve endocarditis: multiple complications in one patient

Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015 Aug;16(8):881. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jev075. Epub 2015 Apr 6.

Authors

Rayan Yousefzai¹, Bijoy K Khandheria²

Affiliations

¹ Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke's Medical Centers, 2801 W. Kinnickinnic River Parkway, #840, Milwaukee, WI 53215, USA;
² Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke's Medical Centers, 2801 W. Kinnickinnic River Parkway, #840, Milwaukee, WI 53215, USA; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Milwaukee, WI 53215 USA [email protected].

PMID: 25851320
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jev075

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Aged
Comorbidity
Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
Endocarditis / diagnostic imaging*
Endocarditis / microbiology
Fatal Outcome
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnostic imaging*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnostic imaging*
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology