TABLE 41-18 Incidence of multiple valve replacement for native valve infective endocarditis from 19611974 at the Mayo Clinic
|
No. of patients |
Percent |
|
| Valve replacement for IE |
138 |
|
| Aortic |
99 |
71% (99/138) |
| Mitral |
16 |
12% (16/138) |
| Multiple |
23 |
17% (23/138) |
|
IE = infective endocarditis.
Source: Modified with permission from Wilson WR, Danielson GK, Giuliani ER, et al: Cardiac valve replacement in congestive heart failure due to infective endocarditis. Mayo Clin Proc 1979; 54:223.