As a consequence of a growing number of patients undergoing prosthetic heart valve replacement, the incidence of prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) has increased. The study aims to analyze patterns and outcomes of PVE surgery as compared with native valve endocarditis (NVE).

中文翻译：

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人工瓣膜心内膜炎和自体瓣膜心内膜炎的比较手术结果。

由于越来越多的患者接受人工心脏瓣膜置换术，人工瓣膜心内膜炎 (PVE) 的发病率有所增加。该研究旨在分析 PVE 手术与自发瓣膜心内膜炎 (NVE) 相比的模式和结果。