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Aging and Infective Endocarditis
Author(s) -
CANTRELL MIRA,
YOSHIKAWA THOMAS T.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1983.tb05099.x
Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , endocarditis , intensive care medicine , mortality rate , surgery
The clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infective endocarditis in the elderly are reviewed. In elderly persons with infective endocarditis, the clinical diagnosis is often difficult, complications are frequent, and mortality rate is high.