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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:2065. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.09.024
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Original Articles: Cardiovascular

Invited commentary

Glenn J. Pelletier, MD

Saint Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Erie Ave at Front St, Philadelphia, PA 19134

(Email: gpelleti@drexelmed.edu).

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Infective endocarditis (IE) in children occurs overwhelmingly in individuals who have surgically treated and untreated structural heart disease such as ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, and tetralogy of Fallot. While the incidence of IE in children is low, there is a growing population of children who are at risk after surviving both palliative and corrective operative procedures. Despite the most advanced medical therapy, the mortality for IE in the pediatric literature . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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