Infective endocarditis incidentally discovered by pathological examination.
J Clin Pathol
; 61(2): 233-4, 2008 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18223097
ABSTRACT
We present three patients in whom a cardiac valve replacement was needed because of degenerative and supposed non-infectious damage. The excised valves showed histological features of infective endocarditis with detection of micro-organisms. This diagnosis of infective endocarditis was confirmed by other diagnostic methods. Pathological examination of cardiac valves remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis, and it should be routinely performed even without suspicion of infectious process.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Streptococcal Infections
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Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
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Endocarditis, Bacterial
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Clin Pathol
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
France