Why the study?
Does early valvular replacement improve outcomes in patients with valvular destruction secondary to bacterial endocarditis?
Does early valvular replacement improve outcomes in patients with valvular destruction secondary to bacterial endocarditis?
Early valvular replacement can be successfully performed in patients with bacterial endocarditis complicated by hemodynamic collapse or drug resistance.
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Early replacement feasible in select endocarditis cases; leaves open need for controlled outcome data.
B. R. Wilcox (1967) studied this question.
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