title: Infective endocarditis--still a poor prognosis despite the increasing use of cardiac surgery.
authors.forename: Luísa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Branco
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors