Why the study?
What are the long-term outcomes and survival rates following surgery for infective valve endocarditis in children?
What are the long-term outcomes and survival rates following surgery for infective valve endocarditis in children?
Surgery for infective valve endocarditis in children can be performed with low operative mortality and satisfactory long-term survival, despite a 25% re-operation rate.
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May support surgical intervention in select pediatric cases; leaves open need for larger prospective validation.
Alexiou et al. (1999) studied this question.
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