Mitral valve replacement or repair in infective endocarditis: role of the isolated pathogens on mortality and early or late relapse rate
Anno:
2024
Background Mitral valve repair (MVr) is unquestionably superior to mitral valve replacement (MVR) in non-infective settings. European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and American Association for Thoracic Surgery guidelines recommend repair oxver replacement where possible even for endocarditis. Despite these recommendations, mitral valve repair rates are still low in this…