Safwane El Hatimi, Marie-Line Erpelding, Christine Selton-Suty, Jean-Baptiste Botros, François Goehringer, Emmanuelle Berthelot, Mazen Elfarra, Laurence Deconinck, Marylou Para, Sophie Provenchere, Bruno Hoen, Nelly Agrinier, Xavier Duval, Bernard Iung
OBJECTIVE: This observational study aimed to evaluate AEPEI (Association pour l'Etude et la Prévention de l'Endocardite Infectieuse) surgery score predictive performance in comparison to general (EuroSCORE I, II) and specific (De Feo, PALSUSE) surgical risk scores for infective endocarditis (IE). METHODS: The study included patients who underwent surgery for IE during the acute phase at Bichat Hospital (Paris, France) between January 1st, 2006, and December 31st, 2016, and at Nancy Hospital (Nancy, France) between January 1st, 2009, and December 31st, 2019...
January 4, 2024: European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery