Acta Med. 2012, 55: 107-110

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2015.66

Rapidly Progrediating Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis in an Intravenous Drug User Treated by Antibiotics and Surgery

Malkia S. Swedia, Radek Pudila, Jiří Manďákb

aUniversity Hospital and Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic: First Department of Internal Medicine – Cardioangiology
bUniversity Hospital and Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic: Department of Cardiac Surgery

Received May 10, 2010
Accepted May 9, 2012

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