Why the study?
Does surgical intervention before completion of antibiotics improve survival in patients with infective endocarditis complicated by severe heart failure or persistent fever?
Does surgical intervention before completion of antibiotics improve survival in patients with infective endocarditis complicated by severe heart failure or persistent fever?
Early surgical intervention before completion of antibiotics may improve survival in infective endocarditis complicated by severe heart failure or persistent fever.
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May support earlier surgery in IE with severe HF; leaves open confirmation by randomized trials.
Ormiston et al. (1981) studied this question.
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