Whipple's Endocarditis

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McAllister H.A. , Fenoglio J.J. Cardiac involvement in Whipple's disease. Circulation 1975; 52: 152–6

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Elkins C. , Todd A. , Shuman M.D. , Pirolo J.S. Cardiac Whipple's disease without digestive symptoms. Ann Thorac Surg 1999; 67: 250–1

Grijalva M. , Horvath R. , Dendis M. , Cerny J. , Benedik J. Molecular diagnosis of culture negative endocarditis: clinical validation in a group of surgically treated patients. Heart 2003; 89: 263–8