Endocarditis: the Infected Heart.
From: Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills, Calif, USA.
Nursing management
- Publish Date: Feb 2005
- ISSN: 0744-6314
- Volume: 36
- Issue: 2
- Pages: 25-30; quiz 30-1
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Yee Cathy A, et al. Endocarditis: the Infected Heart.. Feb 2005;36:25-30; quiz 30-1
Abstract
Endocarditis is a deadly infection that attacks the inner lining of the heart’s chambers, septum, and valves.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Adult, Endocarditis, Female, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, United States
Check for Full Text / PubMed Unique Identifier (PMID): 15702001
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