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Presence of systemic embolism reduces the probability of survival. Kaplan–Meier estimates showing the probability of survival of patients with IE and surgical treatment and who had systemic embolism (Emb+) compared to patients without embolism (Emb-). The p value for the intergroup difference is < 0.001; see text for details.
