Infective Endocarditis: Controversies and Convictions in the Surgical Treatment

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¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece. E-mail: spiliopoulos@med.uth.gr.
² Department of Perfusion Technology, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
³ Department of Cardiology, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
⁴ Breast Cancer Surgery Unit, Army General Hospital, Athens, Greece.

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Kyriakos Spiliopoulos et al. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2023.

. 2023 Oct 5;38(6):e20230014.

doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2023-0014.

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece. E-mail: spiliopoulos@med.uth.gr.
² Department of Perfusion Technology, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
³ Department of Cardiology, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
⁴ Breast Cancer Surgery Unit, Army General Hospital, Athens, Greece.

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