Early surgery in mitral valve endocarditis: it is sometimes too early

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 947-

  Acar, Christophe ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Mitral repair; Mitral replacement

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMBOLISM; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART SURGERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LETTER; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 35748935519     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.08.020     Document Type: Letter

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