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. 1984 Oct:5 Suppl C:129-32.
doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/5.suppl_c.129.

Late prosthetic valve endocarditis

G Permanyer-Miralda, M P Tornos-Mas, A Planes-Reig, A Rius-Daví, J Soler-Soler

Late prosthetic valve endocarditis

G Permanyer-Miralda et al. Eur Heart J. 1984 Oct.

Abstract

A report is given of 13 patients with late prosthetic valve endocarditis (1975-1982). Follow-up ranged from 1 to 8 years (mean 33 months). Causative organisms were streptococci in 8 cases, staphylococci in 2, and Cardiobacterium hominis in 1. Cultures were negative in 2. Surgical treatment in the acute phase was performed in 3 patients. At the latest clinical control, 3 patients had died and 10 patients were asymptomatic, 3 of them having required late operation. These fair results are attributable to the particular spectrum of causative organisms and to the proper timing of surgical treatment in the 3 patients operated during the acute phase.

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