Outcome for surgical treatment of infective endocarditis with periannular abscess

Background: Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis (IE) with aortic periannular abscess (PA) is a challenging issue with high mortality and morbidity rate in the current era. The present study is to review the results of surgical treatment for IE-PA based on an anatomy-guided surgical procedur...

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Main Authors: Mao Ting, Chih-Hsien Wang, Nai-Hsin Chi, Ron-Bin Hsu, Yih-Sharng Chen, Hsi-Yu Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664618305412