Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2023; 120(3): e20230117
Infective Endocarditis: New Spectra, Same Severity
This Short Editorial is referred by the Research article "Infective Endocarditis Surgery. Insights from 328 Patients Operated in a University Tertiary Hospital".
Infective endocarditis is a rare disease with a high rate of serious complications and can often be seen as a syndrome. A cold assessment of data published internationally shows us that despite all the technological advances and an early trend towards surgical intervention, there was no great reduction in clinical outcomes, especially mortality, but a more detailed search for information may bring us other points of view.
The article by Jorge MS et al. corroborates the idea of early diagnoses and interventions in this broad spectrum of patients, and observing the epidemiological change of patients over the years is a fundamental key to a broad reading of the management of contemporary infective endocarditis.
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