title: [Surgical intervention for active infective endocarditis; review].
abstract: In active infective endocarditis, the right time for surgical treatment must not be missed. Enlargement of the focus and cerebral embolism aggravate the condition, and markedly impair the patients' activities of daily living (ADL). Early diagnosis and prompt surgical intervention contribute to improvement in the therapeutic outcome.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eishi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miura
mesh_terms: D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans