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Tricuspid valve endocarditis complicated by septic pulmonary embolism in an intravenous drug user

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The work was supported by PRVOUK of the Charles University Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králove, Czech Republic and by grant LF_2013_029 Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic.

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  1. Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Institute of Legal Medicine, Charles University, Sokolská 581, 500 05, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

    Petr Hejna

  2. Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Legal Medicine and Medico-legal Expertise, Comenius University, Martin, Slovakia

    Martin Janík

  3. Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital in Olomouc, Institute of Forensic Medicine and Medical Law, Palacky University in Olomouc, I. P. Pavlova 6, Olomouc, Czech Republic

    Martin Dobiáš

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Hejna, P., Janík, M. & Dobiáš, M. Tricuspid valve endocarditis complicated by septic pulmonary embolism in an intravenous drug user. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 10, 126–129 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-013-9485-8

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