Early surgery reduces mortality in patients with infective endocarditis: insight from a meta-analysis

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 3;168(3):3094-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.078. Epub 2013 May 1.

Authors

Saurav Chatterjee¹, Partha Sardar

Affiliation

¹ Brown University, Providence, RI, United States; The Providence VAMC, Providence, RI, United States. Electronic address: sauravchatterjeemd@gmail.com.

PMID: 23642830
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.078

No abstract available

Keywords: Infective endocarditis; Meta-analysis; Mortality; Surgery.

Publication types

Letter
Meta-Analysis

MeSH terms

Early Medical Intervention*
Endocarditis / mortality*
Endocarditis / surgery*
Humans