Repair versus replacement of mitral valves in patients with infective endocarditis
Claire Braybrook
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In cases of mitral regurgitation related to endocarditis, faulty mitral valves are replaced more frequently than they are repaired because surgeons associate reconstruction techniques with risk of recurrent infection. To find out whether these concerns over mitral valve repair are valid, Yamaguchi and colleagues followed up a series of patients with endocarditis who underwent valve surgery to treat mitral regurgitation.
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