Left-sided infective endocarditis: Analysis of in-hospital and medium-term outcome and predictors of mortality

Introduction: Despite diagnostic and therapeutic advances, infective endocarditis (IE) remains a challenging and potentially lethal disease. The prognosis of IE remains poor; in the last 30 years, its incidence and mortality have only been marginally reduced. Early identification of high-risk patien...

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Main Authors: João Pedro Ferreira, Filipa Gomes, Patrícia Rodrigues, Miguel Araújo Abreu, José Miguel Maia, Paulo Bettencourt, André Luz, Severo Torres, João Araújo Correia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-10-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204913002298