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Recurrent infective endocarditis versus first-time infective endocarditis after heart valve surgery

Recurrent infective endocarditis versus first-time infective endocarditis after heart valve surgery

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Recurrent infective endocarditis versus first-time infective endocarditis after heart valve surgery

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Full title

Recurrent infective endocarditis versus first-time infective endocarditis after heart valve surgery

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Journal title

Clinical research in cardiology, 2020-11, Vol.109 (11), p.1342-1351

Language

English

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Publication information

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Objective
Infective endocarditis (IE) may require heart valve surgery. It is well known that heart valve surgery itself and previous IE predispose to IE. However, data are sparse on whether the risk of IE is different among patients undergoing valve surgery due to IE and other causes (i.e. recurrent vs. first-time IE).
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Using Danish...

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Full title

Recurrent infective endocarditis versus first-time infective endocarditis after heart valve surgery

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2378900416

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2378900416

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ISSN

1861-0684

E-ISSN

1861-0692

DOI

10.1007/s00392-020-01628-7

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