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DEFINITIONS, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PREDISPOSING FACTORS
No full textEndocarditis is defined as the inflammation of the endocardium, the inner layer of the heart, mainly affecting heart valve leaflets, The term endocarditis was introduced for the first time in the scientific community by Sir William Osler who studied a series of 209 cardiac infections of different origins and delivered a Lecture at the Royal College of Physicians in London on "Malignant Endocarditis" in March 1885
ETIOLOGY.
No full textInfective endocarditis [IE] is the final manifestation of a complex series of events ranging from the damage at the level of endocardium to the ultimaate infection of a distinct endocardial lesion by bacteria or fungi. Microorganisms infecting the endoardium may originate from distant sources of infection or through cutaneous or mucosal breaches that allow pathogens to enter and spread into bloodstream
Acute myocardial infarct from paradoxical embolism in case of massive pulmonary thromboembolism
No full textHypoxic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. A morphological and pathogenetic study on the myocardial atrophy and fatty infiltration
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SUDDEN DEATH IN A WOMAN WITH FIBROELASTOMA OF THE AORTIC VALVE CHRONICALLY OCCLUDING THE RIGHT CORONARY OSTIUM.
No full textNeoplasie primitive e secondarie delle ghiandole salivari nella provincia di Trieste (1977-1986). Revisione istopatologica ed inquadramento epidemiologico di 151 casi.
No full textAbsense of connections between spinal nerves and the spinal cord in a twin fetus: A very rare malformation occasionally evidenced at autopsy
No full textAbsence of connections between spinal nerves and the spinal cord in a twin fetus: a very rare malformation occasionally evidenced at autopsy
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