Complicated endocarditis-to spare or not to spare the mitral valve

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Jun 1;63(6):ezad239. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad239.

Author

Piroze M Davierwala^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
² Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

PMID: 37348865
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad239

No abstract available

Keywords: aortic root; infective endocarditis; intervalvular fibrous body; reconstruction.

Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Aorta, Thoracic
Endocarditis* / diagnosis
Endocarditis* / diagnostic imaging
Endocarditis, Bacterial* / diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve / surgery