Myocardial abscess as a complication of an infected arteriovenous fistula: autopsy report

Myocardial abscess is a severe and life-threatening infectious complication that is commonly but not exclusively associated with infective endocarditis. It may also be developed in necrotic myocardial tissue, post trauma, in septic burn patients, in transplanted heart, in ventricular aneurysm and po...

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Main Authors: Cristiane Rúbia Ferreira, Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2011-09-01
Series:Autopsy and Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/26064