ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Surgical treatment of endocarditis in prosthetic valves

Pablo M. A Pomerantzeff; Paulo M Pêgo-Fernandes; Yukio Kioka; Rita H. A Cardoso; Silvana D. D Galucci; Alfredo Mansur; Altamiro Ribeiro Dias; Max Grinberg; Delmont Bittencourt; Noedir A. G Stolf; Geraldo Verginelli; Adib D Jatene

DOI: 10.1590/S0102-76381989000100005

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