ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis in the acute phase: a three-year experience

Iseu Affonso da Costa^I; Djalma Luiz Faraco^I; Fábio Sallum^I; Aldo Pesarini^II; Elson C Oliveira^II; Francisco Diniz Affonso da Costa^II; Álvaro B Soeiro^III

DOI: 10.1590/S0102-76381987000200005

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