title: Letter by Almendro-Delia et al Regarding Article, "Association Between Surgical Indications, Operative Risk, and Clinical Outcome in Infective Endocarditis: A Prospective Study From the International Collaboration on Endocarditis".
authors.affiliation: Unidad Coronaria, Unidad Clínica Intercentros Área del Corazón, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Almendro-Delia
authors.affiliation: Unidad Clínica Intercentros de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gálvez-Acebal
authors.affiliation: Unidad Clínica Intercentros de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Baño
mesh_terms: D004696:Endocarditis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male