Surgical treatment of active infectious endocarditis: a study of 361 surgical cases Tratamento cirúrgico da endocardite infecciosa ativa: análise de 361 doentes operados
OBJECTIVE: To report on the experience achieved with the surgical treatment of 361 patients with acute infectious endocarditis who were operated on in the Heart Institute of the University of São Paulo. METHOD: The ages of the patients ranged from 3 to 81 years, with an average age of 38 ± 8.3 years...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
2003-06-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382003000200010 |