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Pediatric Cardiology
Published in: Pediatric Cardiology 4/2011

01-04-2011 | Images in Pediatric Cardiology

Acute Myocardial Infarction in a 16-Year-Old Girl Caused by Infective Endocarditis of a Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Authors: Dagmar Hohmann, Harald Bertram, Bernhard Schieffer, Armin Wessel

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 4/2011

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Acute myocardial infarction due to septic coronary emboli in active infective endocarditis is rare [1, 3‐5]. We report the case of a 16-year-old girl with acute myocardial infarction due to septic embolism of aortic valve endocarditis and a history of pyelonephritis. …
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Metadata
Title
Acute Myocardial Infarction in a 16-Year-Old Girl Caused by Infective Endocarditis of a Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Authors
Dagmar Hohmann
Harald Bertram
Bernhard Schieffer
Armin Wessel
Publication date
01-04-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 4/2011
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-011-9945-4

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