Early surgery in infective endocarditis: Why should we wait?

Arch Cardiovasc Dis

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France; SOS Endocardites Unit, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France. Electronic address:

Published: December 2016

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