Native and prosthetic valve infective endocarditis: clinicopathologic correlation and review of the literature
Background: The incidence of infective endocarditis is 1.5-4.95 cases per 100,000 individuals per year, with a mortality of 14-46% 1-year post infection. The management and decision to operate on selected patients remains controversial. Our study reviews cases of native and prosthetic valve endocard...
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Malaysian Journal of Pathology, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia
2014
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| Online Access: | http://www.myjurnal.my/public/article-view.php?id=86320 |