title: Role of surgery in the treatment of primary infective endocarditis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006326:Heart Auscultation; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections; D012008:Recurrence; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000150:complications; D012737:Sex Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D013290:Streptococcal Infections; D013997:Time Factors