title: Risk scores and surgery for infective endocarditis: A meta-analysis.
authors.affiliation: Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. Electronic address: TWang@adhb.govt.nz.
authors.forename: Tom Kai Ming
authors.initials: TKM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Michael Tzu Min
authors.initials: MTM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pemberton
mesh_terms: D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: Cardiac surgery; Infective endocarditis; Risk modeling