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López J, Sevilla T, Vilacosta I, García H, Sarriá C, Pozo E, Silva J, Revilla A, Varvaro G, Del Palacio M, Gómez I, San Román JA

Clinical significance of congestive heart failure in prosthetic valve endocarditis. A multicenter study with 257 patients.

Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2013 May;66(5):384-90, PMID: 23434249

There have been no studies conducted in the past that focus on the significance of congestive heart failure in patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis. We studied the incidence of congestive heart failure in patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis and analyzed its profile. In this study, we addressed the prognostic significance of heart failure in patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis and analyzed its outcome based on chosen therapeutic strategies.

CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS

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