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Alfonso Pecoraro
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch University Department of Medicine
Research areas: Medicine · Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine · Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments · Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management · Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
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Employment
- 2022 - Present
Education
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Stellenbosch University Department of Medicine MBChB, M.Med, FCP(SA), Cert Cardio (Phys), PhD1998 - 2021
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Publications (31)
- Early surgery determines prognosis in patients with infective endocarditis: outcome in patients managed by an Endocarditis Team-a prospective cohort study. Save
- Modified Duke/European Society of Cardiology 2015 clinical criteria for infective endocarditis: time for an update? Save
- Echocardiographic features of infective endocarditis in South Africa: A prospective cohort study. Save
- Infective endocarditis in Africa: an urgent call for more data Save
- Screening for subclinical rheumatic heart disease: addressing borderline disease in a real-world setting. Save
- Bartonella Species as a Cause of Culture-negative Endocarditis in South Africa Save
- Bartonella species as a cause of culture-negative endocarditis in South Africa Save
- Causes of infective endocarditis in the Western Cape, South Africa: a prospective cohort study using a set protocol for organism detection and central decision making by an endocarditis team Save
- Outcome of clinical and subclinical myocardial injury in systemic lupus erythematosus – A prospective cohort study Save
- Radial artery dilatation to improve access and lower complications during coronary angiography: The RADIAL trial Save
- The variable spectrum of anterior mitral valve leaflet restriction in rheumatic heart disease screening Save
- Clinical v. laboratory-based screening for COVID-19 in asymptomatic patients requiring acute cardiac care. Save
- Clinical v. laboratory-based screening for COVID-19 in asymptomatic patients requiring acute cardiac care Save
- Congenital bicuspid aortic valve: Differential prevalence across different South African population groups Save
- Cor triatriatrum or divided left atrium presenting as mitral stenosis in an adult patient Save
- Dwindling myocardial infarctions Save
- Infective endocarditis in South Africa Save
- Interscallop separations of the posterior mitral valve leaflet: A solution to the 'borderline RHD' conundrum? Save
- Myocardial injury in systemic lupus erythematosus according to cardiac magnetic resonance tissue characterization: clinical and echocardiographic features Save
- Screening for rheumatic heart disease: The reliability of anterior mitral valve leaflet thickness measurement Save