Early versus late surgical intervention or medical management for infective endocarditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mahesh Anantha NarayananToufik Mahfood HaddadAndre C KalilArun KanmanthareddyRakesh M SuriGeorge MansourChristopher J DestacheJanani BaskaranAryan N MoossTammy WichmanLee MorrowRenuga Vivekanandan

Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2016)

The results of our meta-analysis suggest that early surgical intervention is associated with significantly lower risk of mortality in patients with infective endocarditis.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
systematic review
healthcare
meta analyses
cardiovascular events
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
case control