Abstract
Although infective endocarditis is not usually regarded as a rheumatic disease, it has certain features which are very relevant to rheumatology and which justify its inclusion here.
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Cosh, J.A., Lever, J.V. (1988). Infective Endocarditis. In: Rheumatic Diseases and the Heart. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1643-1_4
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