Rationale, design, and methods for the early surgery in infective endocarditis study (ENDOVAL 1): A multicenter, prospective, randomized trial comparing the state-of-the-art therapeutic strategy versus early surgery strategy in infective endocarditis

American Heart Journal

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 431-436

  San Román, José Alberto ^a   López, Javier ^a   Revilla, Ana ^a   Vilacosta, Isidre ^b   Tornos, Pilar ^c   Almirante, Benito ^c   Mota, Pedro ^a   Villacorta, Eduardo ^a   Sevilla, Teresa ^a   Gómez, Itziar ^a   del Carmen Manzano, María ^b   Fulquet, Enrique ^a   Rodríguez, Enrique ^b   Igual, Alberto ^c  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY INTERVENTION; EARLY SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 50449096312     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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