What size of vegetation is an indication for surgery in endocarditis?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1052-1056

  Okonta, Kelechi E ^a   Adamu, Yahaya B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Infective endocarditis; Surgical intervention; Vegetation size

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FEVER; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORTALITY; PERIVALVULAR ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; VALVULAR DESTRUCTION; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; VEGETATION SIZE;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BENCHMARKING; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EMBOLISM; ENDOCARDITIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870229865     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivs365     Document Type: Article

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