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Case Report

Unusual non-valvular left ventricular endocarditis presenting as multiple brain embolism

Aleksandar Redzeka Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia;b Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Vojvodina, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia
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Andrej Prevedena Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia;b Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Vojvodina, Sremska Kamenica, SerbiaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Svetlana Ruzicka Kalocia Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia;c Clinic for Neurology, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
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Golub Samardzijaa Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia;b Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Vojvodina, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia
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Mihaela Prevedenb Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Vojvodina, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia
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Miodrag Golubovica Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia;b Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Vojvodina, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia
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Lazar Velickia Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia;b Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Vojvodina, Sremska Kamenica, SerbiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2907-819X
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Pages 142-146 | Published online: 30 Jun 2020

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