title: When is enough enough? The dilemma of valve replacement in a recidivist intravenous drug user.
authors.affiliation: Yale School of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: Sarah C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Hull
authors.affiliation: Yale School of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, West Haven VA Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut. Electronic address: farid.jadbabaie@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Farid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jadbabaie
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003657:Decision Making; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000941:ethics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000941:ethics; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation / Q000941:ethics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000941:ethics*