General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Jul 2019
Multicenter StudyMitral valve repair in infective endocarditis is not inferior to valve replacement: results from a Spanish nationwide prospective registry.
Infective endocarditis (IE) still carries high morbidity and mortality and frequently requires surgery. The benefit of mitral valve repair (MVr) in the setting of IE is yet to be proven. The goal of this study was to assess the results of MVr in patients with IE after a minimum follow-up of 1 year. ⋯ MVr is an attractive option for specific patients with IE and does not seem to negatively impact on relapses.