Fig. 2From: Higher incidence of perivalvular abscess determines perioperative clinical outcome in patients undergoing surgery for prosthetic valve endocarditisLong-term survival of patients undergoing cardiac surgery for native (NVE) versus prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE). a Higher long-term mortality of patients with PVE compared to NVE. b After propensity-matching for relevant preoperative risk factors comparable long-term survival between NVE and PVE patientsBack to article page