An unusual case of fungal endocarditis obliterating the right ventricular cavity | Zendy

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An unusual case of fungal endocarditis obliterating the right ventricular cavity

Author(s) -

Hoorak Poorzand,

Mohammad Hassan Nezafati,

Mahdi Aghasizadeh Shaarbaf,

Mahmood Hosseinzadeh Maleki,

Ali Ayatollahi

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

european heart journal - cardiovascular imaging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.576

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 2047-2412

pISSN - 2047-2404

DOI - 10.1093/ehjci/jer308

Subject(s) - medicine , respiratory distress , right ventricular failure , right heart failure , intravenous antibiotics , endocarditis , cardiology , respiratory failure , antibiotics , surgery , heart failure , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

A 17-year-old boy was referred to our hospital due to respiratory distress and hypotension. He had severe burn six months before with subsequent hospitalization and received prolonged intravenous antibiotics. He was afebrile and had overt signs of right sided failure. Transthoracic echocardiography showed ( Panels A and B ; and Supplementary data …

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