Characteristics of infective endocarditis in a cancer population

Background Infective endocarditis (IE) is more common in patients with cancer as compared with the general population. Due to an immunocompromised state, the need for invasive procedures, hypercoagulability and the presence of indwelling catheters, patients with cancer are particularly predisposed t...

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Main Authors: Jose Banchs, Juhee Song, Saamir A Hassan, Cullen Grable, George M Viola, Owais Ulhaq, Corey T Jensen, Harsh Goel, Syed W Yusuf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-12-01
Series:Open Heart
Online Access:https://openheart.bmj.com/content/8/2/e001664.full
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