Surgical treatment for infective endocarditis in the ageing society: a nationwide retrospective study in Japan

Objective The current status of surgical treatment for infective endocarditis (IE) among very elderly people is unclear.Methods We extracted data on patients in Japan with community-acquired IE who were admitted and discharged between April 2010 and February 2018 using a nationwide inpatient, the Di...

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Main Authors: Hiroyuki Morita, Issei Komuro, Hiroyuki Kiriyama, Hidehiro Kaneko, Hidetaka Itoh, Tatsuya Kamon, Katsuhito Fujiu, Masao Daimon, Norifumi Takeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Open Heart
Online Access:https://openheart.bmj.com/content/8/1/e001627.full