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Reoperation for Prosthetic Mitral Valve Endocarditis

KL Greason... - Redo Cardiac Surgery in Adults, 2011 - Springer Prosthetic valve endocarditis is a serious complication of mitral valve replacement with a reported incidence of 0.5% per patient-year (Current therapy in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2004). Similar rates of infection are found with both biological and mechanical ...