Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 154-158 , March 2007

Quadrivalvular marantic endocarditis (ME) mimicking acute bacterial endocarditis (ABE)

  • Nicole M. Durie, MD

      Affiliations

    • State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York.
    • ,
  • Lawrence E. Eisenstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York
    • State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York.
    • ,
  • Burke A. Cunha, MD

      Affiliations

    • Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York
    • State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Burke A. Cunha, MD, Chief, Infectious Diseases Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY 11501.
    • ,
  • Maria Maratta Plummer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York

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PII: S0147-9563(06)00235-4

doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2006.08.009

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 154-158 , March 2007

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