Infective endocarditis in children with normal heart: Indication for surgical intervention
Bana Agha Nasser, Abdullah Al Qwaee, Abdul Rahman Almesned and 5 more
Journal of the Saudi Heart Association · 2019
doi:10.1016/j.jsha.2018.11.003 (opens in a new tab)
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Abstract
Although infective endocarditis is an uncommon condition, it can be fatal if not treated. The new era of infective endocarditis in children with structurally normal heart has become apparent entity. Duke criteria has been established for a long time and gives clear guidelines for diagnosis; however, surgical indication in pediatric population needs to be tailored to individual patients. Keywords: Endocarditis, Infective, Pediatric, Surgical management
Abstract licence: CC BY-NC-ND
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