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Clinical Study

Splenic Abscesses in Endocarditis: A Rare Disease with High Mortality. The Experience of a Heart Institute in Brazil

Roberto Rasslana Department of Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil; ;b Heart Valve Unit, Heart Institute (InCor), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, BrasilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Vinicios Alvesa Department of Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil; ;b Heart Valve Unit, Heart Institute (InCor), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
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Sergio Henrique Bastos Damousa Department of Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil; ;b Heart Valve Unit, Heart Institute (InCor), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, BrasilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1374-225X
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Antonio de Santisa Department of Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil; ;b Heart Valve Unit, Heart Institute (InCor), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, BrasilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8613-8128
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Flavio Tarasoutchia Department of Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil; ;b Heart Valve Unit, Heart Institute (InCor), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, BrasilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9964-3289
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Carlos Augusto Metidieri Menegozzoa Department of Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil; ;b Heart Valve Unit, Heart Institute (InCor), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, BrasilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3572-8977
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Masahiko Akaminea Department of Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil; ;b Heart Valve Unit, Heart Institute (InCor), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
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Samir Rasslana Department of Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil; ;b Heart Valve Unit, Heart Institute (InCor), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, BrasilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1800-6780
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Edivaldo Massazo Utiyamaa Department of Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil; ;b Heart Valve Unit, Heart Institute (InCor), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, BrasilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8376-975X
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Pages 1836-1840 | Received 10 May 2022, Accepted 26 Sep 2022, Published online: 06 Oct 2022

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