Prosthetic valve endocarditis: who needs surgery? A multicentre study of 104 cases

Habib, G.; Tribouilloy, C; Thuny, F; Giorgi, R; Brahim, A; Amazouz, M; Remadi, J-P; Nadji, G; Casalta, J-P; Coviaux, F; Avierinos, J-F; Lescure, X; Riberi, A; Weiller, P-J; Metras, D; Raoult, D

doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.046177

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Prosthetic valve endocarditis: who needs surgery? A multicentre study of 104 cases

Published in Heart • Jun 14, 2005

Authors:

G. Habib

C Tribouilloy

F Thuny

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To identify the prognostic markers of a bad outcome in a large population of 104 patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE), and to study the influence of medical versus surgical strategy on outcome in PVE and thus to identify patients for whom surgery may be beneficial. DESIGN: M...

Subject

Medicine

Endocarditis

Surgery

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