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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-10-01
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Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition) |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204913002298 |