Commentary: Infective endocarditis of the aortic valve: External influences?Central Message

• Takuya Ogami, MD,
• Ibrahim Sultan, MD

Affiliations

Takuya Ogami, MD

Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Carditothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pa

Ibrahim Sultan, MD

Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Carditothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pa; Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pa; Address for reprints: Ibrahim Sultan, MD, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Center for Thoracic Aortic Disease, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 5200 Centre Ave, Suite 715, Pittsburgh, PA 15232.