Endocarditis
- Early-onset prosthetic valve endocarditis
Despite advances in surgical expertise and antibiotic prophylaxis, this complication occurs in about 1% of patients with implanted heart valves, with a mortality of 30% to 50%.
- Diagnosis and management of infective endocarditis
Despite therapeutic advances, infective endocarditis still has an overall mortality of 20%; transesophageal echocardiography may improve the management of these patients.