Early surgery in infective endocarditis: Why should we wait?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France; SOS Endocardites Unit, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France.
² SOS Endocardites Unit, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France; Department of Infectious Diseases, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France.
³ SOS Endocardites Unit, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France.
⁴ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France; SOS Endocardites Unit, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France. Electronic address: julien.ternacle.hmn@gmail.com.

Free article

Review

Leopold Oliver et al. Arch Cardiovasc Dis. 2016 Dec.

Free article

. 2016 Dec;109(12):651-654.

doi: 10.1016/j.acvd.2016.10.002. Epub 2016 Nov 22.

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France; SOS Endocardites Unit, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France.
² SOS Endocardites Unit, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France; Department of Infectious Diseases, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France.
³ SOS Endocardites Unit, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France.
⁴ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France; SOS Endocardites Unit, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France. Electronic address: julien.ternacle.hmn@gmail.com.

No abstract available

Keywords: Cerebral complication; Chirurgie précoce; Complications cérébrales; Early surgery; Endocardite infectieuse; Infective endocarditis.

Publication types