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Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis: Benefit of Early Operation and Aggressive Use of Repair
Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 05/22/09
Shang E et al. - The results support early surgical therapy for mitral valve IE. Head CT abnormalities do not warrant delay of operation. Mitral valve repair was associated with a long-term survival advantage compared with valve replacement.
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