Differences in mortality in patients undergoing surgery for infective endocarditis according to age and valvular surgery

Differences in mortality in patients undergoing surgery for infective endocarditis according to age and valvular surgery

Abstract Background Infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with high mortality. Surgery may improve survival and reduce complications, but the balance between benefit and harm is difficult and may be closely related to age and type of surgical intervention. We aimed to examine how age and type of...

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Main Authors: Lauge Østergaard, Morten Holdgaard Smerup, Kasper Iversen, Andreas Dalsgaard Jensen, Anders Dahl, Sandra Chamat-Hedemand, Niels Eske Bruun, Jawad Haider Butt, Henning Bundgaard, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Lars Køber, Emil Fosbøl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Infective endocarditis
Cardiac surgery
Endocarditis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05422-8

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