Cardiac infections: medical and surgical therapies.

Infections of the heart can be acute or subacute, depending on host susceptibility, the cause and associated virulence, early diagnosis, and effective therapy. The following review will discuss the causes, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and medical or surgical management of infective endocardit...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 49 - 66
Main Author: Sparacino PSA
Format: tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Jan1999
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