Surgical Management of Endocarditis: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guideline John G. Byrne, MD, Katayoun Rezai, MD, Juan A. Sanchez, MD, MPA, Richard A. Bernstein, MD, PhD, Eric Okum, MD, Marzia Leacche, MD, Jorge M. Balaguer, MD, Shyam Prabhakaran, MD, MS, Charles R. Bridges, MD, ScD, Robert S.D. Higgins, MD, MSHA The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 91, Issue 6, Pages 2012-2019 (June 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.106 Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Mechanical aortic valve replacement (blue bars) versus biological aortic valve replacement (purple bars) for endocarditis (STS National Cardiac Database 2007). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 2012-2019DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.106) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Mitral valve repair (blue bars) versus mitral valve replacement (purple bars) for endocarditis (STS National Cardiac Database 2007). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 2012-2019DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.106) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions