Surgical treatment of active infectious endocarditis: a study of 361 surgical cases Tratamento cirúrgico da endocardite infecciosa ativa: análise de 361 doentes operados

Surgical treatment of active infectious endocarditis: a study of 361 surgical cases Tratamento cirúrgico da endocardite infecciosa ativa: análise de 361 doentes operados

OBJECTIVE: To report on the experience achieved with the surgical treatment of 361 patients with acute infectious endocarditis who were operated on in the Heart Institute of the University of São Paulo. METHOD: The ages of the patients ranged from 3 to 81 years, with an average age of 38 ± 8.3 years...

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Main Authors: Altamiro Ribeiro Dias, Pablo M. Pomerantzeff, Carlos Manoel A. Brandão, Ricardo Ribeiro Dias, Max Grinberg, Eliecer Villamizer de Lahoz, Sérgio Almeida de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2003-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Subjects:
Endocardite
Valvas cardíacas
Abscesso
Endocarditis
Heart valves
Abscess
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382003000200010

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