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Bacterial endocarditis in patients with aortic stenosis, pulmonary stenosis, or ventricular septal defect.

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1993

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Welton M. Gersony, Constance J. Hayes, David J. Driscoll, John F. Keane, Langford Kidd, W. Michael O’Fallon, Daniel R. Pieroni, Rachel Wolfe, William H. Weidman
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Abstract

The incidence rate of BE was nearly 35-fold the population-based rate. The increased incidence in patients with AS after valvotomy was a function of severity of the defect and not a function of surgery. Presence of aortic regurgitation in patients with AS did not increase the risk of developing BE. Surgical closure of VSD lowered the risk of BE.