6 Simple or complex surgery in infective endocarditis complicated by abscess: what is the need and what are the outcomes?
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DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-bcs.6
Abstract: Introduction Intracardiac abscess complicates both native (NV-IE) and prosthetic valve infective endocarditis (PV-IE). Antibiotics alone rarely achieve source control, and if left untreated abscesses are usually fatal. Uncomplicated abscesses affecting the aortic valve can be… read more here.
Keywords: valve; surgery; intracardiac abscess; arr ... See more keywords