Early Surgery versus Conventional Treatment for Infective Endocarditis

Kang, Duk‐Hyun; Jin Kim, Yong; Kim, Sung‐Han; Joo Sun, Byung; Kim, Dae‐Hee; Yun, Sung-Cheol; Song, Jong‐Min; Jung Choo, Suk; Chung, Cheol‐Hyun; Song, Jae‐Kwan; Lee, Jae‐Won; Sohn, Dae-Won

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1112843

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Early Surgery versus Conventional Treatment for Infective Endocarditis

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jun 27, 2012

Authors:

Duk‐Hyun Kang

Yong Jin Kim

Sung‐Han Kim

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The timing and indications for surgical intervention to prevent systemic embolism in infective endocarditis remain controversial. We conducted a trial to compare clinical outcomes of early surgery and conventional treatment in patients with infective endocarditis. METHODS: We randomly as...

Subject

Medicine

Infective endocarditis

Hazard ratio

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