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Pulmonic valve infective endocarditis: transesophageal echocardiography is critical to diagnosis

Harry E. HicklinDepartment of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Glen HuangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC, USA;
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Kyle A. DavisDepartment of Pharmacy, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC, USA;
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Erin W. BarnesDepartment of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC, USA; ;Section on Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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James E. PeacockDepartment of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC, USA; ;Section on Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Pages 746-748 | Received 14 May 2020, Accepted 15 Jun 2020, Published online: 30 Jun 2020

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