Surgery for infective endocarditis: who and when?

Circulation. 2010 Mar 9;121(9):1141-52. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.773598.
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Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Anticoagulants
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Comorbidity
  • Contraindications
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Embolism / etiology
  • Embolism / prevention & control
  • Endocarditis / complications
  • Endocarditis / diagnosis
  • Endocarditis / drug therapy
  • Endocarditis / epidemiology
  • Endocarditis / surgery*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Female
  • Heart Failure / etiology
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Selection*
  • Postoperative Care
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / drug therapy
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / epidemiology
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / surgery
  • Sepsis / drug therapy
  • Sepsis / etiology
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous / complications
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anticoagulants