Emergency valve surgery improves clinical results in patients with infective endocarditis complicated with acute cerebral infarction: analysis using propensity score matching†

OBJECTIVES To date, the optimal timing for patients with infective endocarditis (IE) with acute cerebral infarction (CI) to undergo valve surgery is unknown. Although some previous studies have reported that early valve surgery for IE patients within 1 or 2 weeks after CI could be performed safely, an initial strategy has not been identified because of the unmatched cohorts in previous studies. This study aimed to assess the feasibility and...