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J H Haldane

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Coarctation of the aorta in an elderly man.

An active, 74-year-old man with coarctation of the aorta is described. This case is rarely found in patients over the age of 70, and the patient had been in good health.

Age Factors

Streptococcus bovis endocarditis.

A case is described of bacterial endocarditis caused by Lancefield group D Streptococcus bovis. Because of its sensitivity to the less toxic antibiotics such as penicillin, the importance of laboratory differentiation from the more resistant enterococci is emphasized. Treatment in this case was complicated by penicillin allergy and cardiac failure. The condition finally responded to clindamycin therapy and aortic valve replacement.

Aortic Valve Insufficiency