Aortic valve replacement for infective endocarditis in a renal transplant recipient
Renal transplant recipients are more prone to developing infections. We report a 37-year old renal transplant recipient who developed infective endocarditis of the aortic valve, heart failure and renal allograft dysfunction. He underwent aortic valve replacement which was followed by improvement in...
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Published in | Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 205 - 207 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
01.04.2000
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Summary: | Renal transplant recipients are more prone to developing infections. We
report a 37-year old renal transplant recipient who developed infective endocarditis of the
aortic valve, heart failure and renal allograft dysfunction. He underwent aortic valve
replacement which was followed by improvement in cardiac as well as allograft function. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1319-2442 2320-3838 |