title: Infective aortic valve endocarditis from Coxiella burnetii.
abstract: We describe the case of a patient with a clinical picture of heart failure, which appeared and worsened rapidly following a reported febrile respiratory infection. The echocardiogram and serological tests established the diagnosis of aortic valve disease from Coxiella Burnetii.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Fotios
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Panou
authors.forename: Constantinos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
authors.forename: Fotios
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kolokathis
authors.forename: Efthimia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gannitsioti
authors.forename: Sotirios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsiodras
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Giamarellou
authors.forename: Dimitrios T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Kremastinos
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents