Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 177-180 , December 2007

Endocarditis with perforation of a bicuspid aortic valve as shown by cardiac-gated multidetector computed tomography

  • Daniel W. Entrikin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1088, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • William O. Ntim, MB, ChB, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Section on Cardiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1088, USA
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  • Neal D. Kon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1088, USA
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  • J. Jeffrey Carr, MD, FACC, FAHA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1088, USA
    • Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1088, USA
    • Section on Cardiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1088, USA

Received 15 July 2007 ,Accepted 16 October 2007.

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 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1934-5925(07)00288-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2007.10.002

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 177-180 , December 2007

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