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What are the risk factors for hospital death in patients undergoing surgery for acute and active infective endocarditis?
What are the risk factors for hospital death in patients undergoing surgery for acute and active infective endocarditis?
Congestive heart failure is a major independent risk factor for hospital mortality in patients undergoing surgery for active infective endocarditis, emphasizing the need for early surgical intervention before CHF onset.
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CHF independently predicts hospital mortality after endocarditis surgery; hypothesis-generating for early intervention timing in prospective studies.
Hanai et al. (2008) studied this question.
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