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cord-004342-9uok77wb	Lin, Chun-Yu	Elderly versus non-elderly patients undergoing surgery for left-sided native valve infective endocarditis: A 10-year institutional experience	2020-02-14		.txt	text/plain	3003	160	36	title: Elderly versus non-elderly patients undergoing surgery for left-sided native valve infective endocarditis: A 10-year institutional experience This retrospective study aimed to clarify the shortand mid-term outcomes of elderly patients who underwent surgery to treat left-sided native valve infective endocarditis (LSNIE). The elderly group had a higher predicted mortality rate and a lower incidence of preoperative septic emboli-related complications. In this single-centre study, a comparative cohort of patients who underwent surgical treatment for active LSNIE is presented, which includes 38 elderly patients aged >65 years. Due to the increase in average life expectancy and the higher incidence of cardiovascular disease with advancing age, more elderly patients nowadays present for cardiac surgery 22 . Therefore, we suggest that a guideline-directed surgical strategy according to the presence of complications, which include embolism events, large vegetation, heart failure, or uncontrolled infection, would be beneficial to improve the mid-term outcomes of elderly patients with LSNIE.	./cache/cord-004342-9uok77wb.txt	./txt/cord-004342-9uok77wb.txt