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Letters to the Editor

Early surgery in mitral valve endocarditis: it is sometimes too early

Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire Institut de Cardiologie, Hôpital de la Salpétrière, 50-52 Bd Vincent, Auriol 75013 Paris, France

Received 26 June 2007; accepted 24 August 2007.

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Key Words: Endocarditis • Mitral repair • Mitral replacement

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The recent article published by de Kerchove et al. [1] beautifully depicted the possibilities of early mitral repair in acute infective endocarditis. Several years ago [2], our group also recommended broadening the indications and to operate sooner in the course of mitral endocarditis.

Two epidemiologic studies [3] conducted in France at a time lapse of 8 years (in 1991 and 1999, respectively) on a large scale (over 400 cases, 80% of them being left-sided endocarditis) have attempted to assess the changes in clinical practice. A major finding was a reduction in mortality of endocarditis (from 22% to 17%, p = 0.08) together with an increasing number . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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