Long-term outcome in patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis: results from a single center in Turkey

• Main Authors: Yeşim Güray (Author), Esra Gücük İpek (Author), Burak Acar (Author), Mevlüt Serdar Kuyumcu (Author), Fatih Uçar (Author), Habibe Kafes (Author), Lale Asırcıklı (Author), Gizem Çabuk (Author), Burcu Demirkan (Author), Ümit Güray (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. Information regarding the long-term outcome of PVE is scarce in Turkey. The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term mortality rates of PVE and identify predictors of mortality in these patients....