Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8670977 The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 10 Pages PDF
Abstract
Rarity of right-sided invasion even when caused by S aureus suggests that invasion and development of cavities/“abscesses” in patients with IE may be driven more by chamber pressure than organism, along with other reported host-microbial interactions. The lesser invasiveness of MV compared with AV IE suggests a similar mechanism: decompression of MV annulus invasion site(s) toward the left atrium.
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