When Is Enough Enough? The Dilemma of Valve Replacement in a Recidivist Intravenous Drug User
Hull SC, Jadbabaie F. When Is Enough Enough? The Dilemma of Valve Replacement in a Recidivist Intravenous Drug User. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 97: 1486-1487. PMID: 24792246, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttitude of Health PersonnelDecision MakingEndocarditis, BacterialHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHeroin DependenceHumansMaleMitral Valve InsufficiencyPractice Patterns, Physicians'Prosthesis-Related InfectionsRecurrenceReoperationRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSubstance Abuse, IntravenousTreatment Refusal