title: The new strategy in infective endocarditis: early surgery based on early diagnosis: are we too late when early surgery is best?
authors.affiliation: From the West-German Heart and Vascular Center, University Clinic Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany. erbel@uk-essen.de.
authors.forename: Raimund
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Erbel
mesh_terms: D004696:Endocarditis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
keywords: Editorials; echocardiography; endocarditis; surgery; transesophageal echocardiography