Perivalvular Abscess Causing Coronary-Artery Compression

N Engl J Med. 2021 Jul 1;385(1):e3. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm2029179. Epub 2021 Jun 26.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / complications*
  • Abscess / diagnostic imaging
  • Aged
  • Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Atrioventricular Block / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology*
  • Echocardiography
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Diseases / complications*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Streptococcal Infections / complications*
  • Streptococcus mutans / isolation & purification*