RT Journal
A1 Tattevin P, Donal E, Revest M
T1 CAn we really achieve a 1-year mortality rate lower than 10% in patients with infective endocarditis?
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2010
FD January 25
VO 170
IS 2
SP 211
OP 212
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.485
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2009.485
AB 
We read with much interest the article by Botelho-Nevers et al1 titled “Dramatic Reduction of Infective Endocarditis–Related Mortality With a Management-Based Approach” that recently appeared in the Archives.1 This study attracted much attention in the field of infective endocarditis (IE), as the authors reported a 1-year mortality at 8.2% (13 of 160), while previous studies invariably reported in-hospital mortality rates of 15% to 25%, even in expert centers such as those participating in the International Collaboration on Endocarditis.2