Higher incidence of perivalvular abscess determines perioperative clinical outcome in patients under...
Higher incidence of perivalvular abscess determines perioperative clinical outcome in patients undergoing surgery for prosthetic valve endocarditis
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Cardiac surgery for prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is associated with substantial mortality. We aimed to analyze 30-day and 1-year outcome in patients undergoing surgery for PVE and sought to identify preoperative risk factors for mortality with special regard to perivalvular infection.
We retrospectively analyzed data of 418 patients under...
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Higher incidence of perivalvular abscess determines perioperative clinical outcome in patients undergoing surgery for prosthetic valve endocarditis
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_94f44d26a4474acd8350ac73fc06e095
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_94f44d26a4474acd8350ac73fc06e095
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1471-2261
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1471-2261
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10.1186/s12872-020-01338-y
