European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic SurgeryHumansMaleMiddle AgedFemaleAortic Valve
Role of the Ross Procedure and Stentless Biological Prostheses in Acute Aortic Valve Endocarditis.
Karen B Abeln, Sören L Becker, Sophie E Müller, Maximilian Schneider, Hans-Joachim Schäfers
Published: 202610.1093/ejcts/ezaf460
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with high morbidity and mortality; nearly 40% present with isolated aortic valve (AV) endocarditis. No detailed guidelines on surgical strategies are currently available particularly for younger p…
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