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245 0 0 _aIsolated pulmonic valve endocarditis in a patient with ventricular septal defect /
_cWalid Amil, Imelda V. Caole
520 3 _aCongenital Heart Disease is the substrate for 11 percent to 31 percent of Infective Endocarditis cases in the Philippines. There has been 5 cases reported worldwide of isolated pulmonic valve endocarditis in a patient with VSD and none in the Philippines . This is a case of an isolated pulmonic valve endocarditis in a patient with VSD, which was echocardiographically documented and monitored and initially treated medically. The case also demonstrates the importance of echo in IE management. Objectives This presentation describes a case of an isolated involvement of the pulmonic valve in infective endocarditis in a patient with (VSD), which was echocardiographically documented and monitored, and initially treated medically. This case also demonstrates the importance of echocardiography in the management of IE.
580 _aIn: Acta Medica Philippina, 2006 vol. 40 (2) pages: 58-61
650 2 _aEndocarditis
650 2 _aHeart Septal Defects, Ventricular
700 1 _aAmil, Walid
700 1 _aCaole, Imelda V.
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