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Heart transplantation as salvage therapy for progressive prosthetic valve endocarditis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE)

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Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) has the highest in-hospital mortality among all cases of infective endocarditis (IE), it is estimated at about 40 %. Orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) as a measure of last resort, may be considered in selected cases where repeated surgical procedures and cons...

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Main Authors: Borde, Johannes Paul (Author) , Sitaru, Ana Gabriela (Author) , Kopp, W. H. (Author) , Ruhparwar, Arjang (Author) , Ehlermann, Philipp (Author) , Lasitschka, Felix (Author) , Dalpke, Alexander (Author) , Heininger, Alexandra (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 11 July 2016
In: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery
Year: 2016, Volume: 11
ISSN:1749-8090
DOI:10.1186/s13019-016-0505-0
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-016-0505-0
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Author Notes:J. P. Borde, G. Sitaru, W. H. Kopp, A. Ruhparwar, P. Ehlermann, F. Lasitschka, A. Dalpke, and A. Heininger
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Heart transplantation as salvage therapy for progressive prosthetic valve endocarditis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE) by Borde, Johannes Paul (Author) , Ehlermann, Philipp (Author) , Lasitschka, Felix (Author) , Dalpke, Alexander (Author) , Heininger, Alexandra (Author) ,

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