Long-Term Outcome of Mechanical and Biological Prostheses in Patients with Left-Side Infective Endocarditis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background. Long-term outcomes of patients with infective endocarditis (IE) who received either a mechanical (MP) or biological prosthesis (BP) are conflicting. A meta-analysis of observational studies comparing the long-term outcomes of left-side IE with the use of MP versus BP was performed. Metho...

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Autores principales: Formica, Francesco, Maestri, Francesco, Gripshi, Florida, Gallingani, Alan, Grossi, Silvia, Nicolini, Francesco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8509294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34640374
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10194356

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