title: Surgery for infective endocarditis: who and when?
authors.affiliation: Departments of Cardiology, The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom. bernard.prendergast@orh.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Bernard D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Prendergast
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tornos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D000075202:Contraindications; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D011182:Postoperative Care; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000925:Anticoagulants