The changing face of infective endocarditis

Editorial

E Cecchi et al. Heart. 2006 Oct.

. 2006 Oct;92(10):1365-6.

doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.092635.

Abstract

Infective endocarditis is a disease that continues to evolve in response to changing host conditions and other factors.

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