References:

<HIDE>

[1] Anguera, I., Miro, J.M., Vilacosta, I., Almirante, B., Anguita, M., Muñoz, P., Roman, J.A., de Alarcon, A., Ripoll, T., Navas, E., et al., 2005a. Aorto-cavitary fistulous tract formation in infective endocarditis: clinical and echocardiographic features of 76 cases and risk factors for mortality. Eur. Heart J., 26(3):288-297.

[2] Anguera, I., Miro, J.M., Cabell, C.H., Abrutyn, E., Fowler, V.G.Jr., Hoen, B., Olaison, L., Pappas, P.A., de Lazzari, E., Eykyn, S., et al., 2005b. Clinical characteristics and outcome of aortic endocarditis with periannular abscess in the International Collaboration on Endocarditis Merged Database. Am. J. Cardiol., 96(7):976-981.

[3] Bashore, T.M., Cabell, C., Fowler, V.Jr., 2006. Update on infective endocarditis. Curr. Probl. Cardiol., 31(4): 274-352.

[4] Hoen, B., Alla, F., Selton-Suty, C., Béguinot, I., Bouvet, A., Briançon, S., Casalta, J.P., Danchin, N., Delahaye, F., Etienne, J., et al., 2002. Changing profile of infective endocarditis: results of a 1-year survey in France. JAMA, 288(1):75-81.

[5] Lee, C.H., Tsai, W.C., Liu, P.Y., Tsai, L.M., Ho, M.T., Chen, J.H., Lin, L.J., 2007. Epidemiologic features of infective endocarditis in Taiwanese adults involving native valves. Am. J Cardiol., 100(8):1282-1285.

[6] Moreillon, P., Que, Y.A., 2004. Infective endocarditis. Lancet, 10(9403):139-149.

[7] San Román, J.A., López, J., Revilla, A., Vilacosta, I., Tornos, P., Almirante, B., Mota, P., Villacorta, E., Sevilla, T., Gómez, I., et al., 2008. Rationale, design, and methods for the early surgery in infective endocarditis study (ENDOVAL 1): a multicenter, prospective, randomized trial comparing the state-of-the-art therapeutic strategy versus early surgery strategy in infective endocarditis. Am. Heart J., 156(3):431-436.