title: Is a double-orifice valve at an increased risk for endocarditis?
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Kareem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bedeir
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart & Vascular Center, Valley Health System, Virginia Basel.ramlawi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Basel
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ramlawi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Endocarditis; Prevention; Valvular heart disease