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Biventricular mural vegetations in a patient without valvular pathology.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16825007     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We present the case of a 40 year-old man with biventricular nonvalvular vegetations presenting with acute onset of unilateral hearing loss and headache as a result of septic emboli. The medical literature involving the rare diagnosis of mural vegetation is reviewed and unusual features of this case are discussed.
Authors:
Imdad Ahmed; Daniel H Katz; Gregory A Crooke; Maomi Li; Sanjay Doddamani; Linda B Haramati; Robert J Ostfeld; Garet M Gordon; Daniel M Spevack
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography     Volume:  19     ISSN:  1097-6795     ISO Abbreviation:  J Am Soc Echocardiogr     Publication Date:  2006 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-07-07     Completed Date:  2006-09-05     Revised Date:  2007-11-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8801388     Medline TA:  J Am Soc Echocardiogr     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  938.e5-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Bronx-Lebenon Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*,  microbiology
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis,  microbiology
Heart Ventricles / microbiology,  pathology*
Humans
Male
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Ventricular Dysfunction / diagnosis*,  microbiology

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