Heart : official journal of the British Cardiac Society
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Multicenter Study
Clinical characteristics and outcome of infective endocarditis in adults with bicuspid aortic valves: a multicentre observational study.
To analyse characteristics and outcomes of infective endocarditis (IE) on bicuspid aortic valves (BAV) and to compare the risk of death according to the presence or absence of BAV. ⋯ BAV is frequent in adults with native aortic valve IE. Patients with BAV IE incur high risk of abscess formation and require early surgery in almost three-quarters of cases. IE is a severe complication in the setting of BAV and warrants prompt diagnosis and treatment.