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European Heart Journal 1990 11(5):476-478;
Copyright © 1990 by the European Society of Cardiology.
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© 1990 The European Society of Cardiology

Fusarium endocarditis involving aortic valve following coronary artery surgery

PH. G. JORENS*, P. A. VAN DEN HEUVEL{dagger},1, J.-J. CUYKENS*, P. A. VAN CAUWELAERT{ddagger}, G. A. PARIZEL* and A. N. MERTENS§

*Departments of Internal Medicine Antwerp, Belgium
{dagger}Departments of Cardiology Antwerp, Belgium
{ddagger}Departments of Cardiosurgery Antwerp, Belgium
§Departments of Microbiology, General Hospital Middelheim Antwerp, Belgium

Received 2 August 1989; revised 4 October 1989; .

1Corespondence: Paul A Van Heuvel MD, General Hospital Middelheim, Department of Cardiology, Lindendreef I. 2020 Antwerp, Berlgium.

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.

Key Words: Fusarium • endocarditis • surgery • aortocoronary bypass • fungi


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