A Fatal Case of Endocarditis on CoreValve ReValving System Caused by Enterococcus faecium Complicated by Iatrogenic Pancytopenia and Subacute Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation.

Cimmino, Giovanni

A Fatal Case of Endocarditis on CoreValve ReValving System Caused by Enterococcus faecium Complicated by Iatrogenic Pancytopenia and Subacute Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. [electronic resource] - The Journal of heart valve disease Jan 2015 - 130-2 p. digital

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0966-8519


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Anti-Bacterial Agents--therapeutic use
Anticoagulants--therapeutic use
Aortic Valve--diagnostic imaging
Cardiac Catheterization--adverse effects
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation--diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial--diagnosis
Enterococcus faecium--isolation & purification
Erythrocyte Transfusion
Fatal Outcome
Female
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections--diagnosis
Heart Valve Prosthesis--adverse effects
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation--adverse effects
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease
Pancytopenia--diagnosis
Prosthesis-Related Infections--diagnosis
Time Factors
Treatment Failure
Ultrasonography