title: Valve disease: Is early surgery beneficial in prosthetic valve endocarditis?
authors.affiliation: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Department of Cardiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Prendergast
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*