Impact of cardiac surgery on left-sided infective endocarditis with intermediate-length vegetations.
Valentina ScheggiYohann BohbotChristophe TribouilloyFaouzi TrojetteChloé Di LenaMary PhilipSandrine HubertSilvia MenaleNicola ZoppettiStefano Del PacePier Luigi StefànoGilbert HabibNiccolò MarchionniPublished in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2023)
Our results suggest that surgery is associated with lower all-cause mortality than medical therapy in patients with uncomplicated left-sided IE with intermediate-length vegetations even in the absence of other guideline-based indications.