Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
27 Jul, 2017 | 23:21h | UTCProsthetic Valve Endocarditis After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement – Circulation (free)
Commentary: Fewer infections in mechanical heart valves – Karolinska Institutet (free)
In this large cohort with follow-up time of up to 18 years, the risk of endocarditis was about 50 per cent higher with a biological prosthesis than with a mechanical prosthesis.