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Surgical treatment of active infective endocarditis: A continued challenge Tirone E. David, MD, Gheorghe Gavra, MD, Christopher M. Feindel, MD, Tommaso Regesta, MD, Susan Armstrong, MSc, Manjula D. Maganti, MSc The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 133, Issue 1, Pages 144-149 (January 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.08.060 Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Long-term survival of patients with native and prosthetic valve endocarditis. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 144-149DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.08.060) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Freedom from recurrent infective endocarditis for all patients. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 144-149DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.08.060) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Freedom from reoperation for all patients. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 144-149DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.08.060) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions