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Infective endocarditis in children with normal heart: Indication for surgical intervention
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Infective endocarditis in children with normal heart: Indication for surgical intervention

Bana Agha Nasser, Abdullah Al Qwaee, Abdul Rahman Almesned, Ali Akhfash, Tagelden Mohamad, Farah Chaikhouni, Fahad Alhabshan and Mohamed S. Kabbani
Journal Of The Saudi Heart Association, Vol.31(2), pp.51-56
01/04/2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsha.2018.11.003
PMCID: PMC6313807
PMID: 30618480

Abstract

Case Report Endocarditis Infective Pediatric Surgical management
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.
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