Surgery Is Underused in Elderly Patients With Left‐Sided Infective Endocarditis: A Nationwide Registry Study
[Background] Infective endocarditis is associated with higher mortality in elderly patients, but the role of surgery in this group has not been fully evaluated. The aim of this study was to assess outcomes of left‐sided infective endocarditis in elderly patients and to determine the influence of sur...
| Autores: | , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/266357 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/266357 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Elderly Infective endocarditis Outcome Valve surgery |
| Sumario: | [Background] Infective endocarditis is associated with higher mortality in elderly patients, but the role of surgery in this group has not been fully evaluated. The aim of this study was to assess outcomes of left‐sided infective endocarditis in elderly patients and to determine the influence of surgery on mortality in the elderly. |
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