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Fusarium endocarditis involving aortic valve following coronary artery surgery

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1990

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Philippe G. Jorens, Paul A. van den Heuvel, J.J. Cuykens, P. A. VAN CAUWELAERT, G. Parizel, A. V. Mertens

European Heart Journal

Fusarium OxysporumCardiovascular DiseaseFusarium EndocarditisValve DiseaseInfective EndocarditisValvular Heart DiseasePublic HealthMedicineConstrictive PericarditisCardiologyEmergency Medicine

Abstract

This article describes a case of infective aortic valve endocarditis due to Fusarium oxysporum occurring 4 years after coronary artery bypass grafting. It is the first reported case of endocarditis caused by Fusarium.