Determinants and consequences of positive valve culture when cardiac surgery is performed during the acute phase of infective endocarditis

The optimal timing of cardiac surgery in infective endocarditis (IE) remains debated: Early surgery decreases the risk of embolism, and heart failure, but is associated with an increased rate of positive valve culture. To determine the determinants, and the consequences, of positive valve culture wh...

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