Surgery for infective endocarditis: Determinate factors in the outcome

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 545-548

  Ishikawa, S ^a   Kawasaki, A ^a   Neya, K ^a   Abe, K ^a   Suzuki, H ^a   Kadowaku, S ^a   Nakamura, K ^a   Ueda, K ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endocarditis, bacterial; Risk factors; Surgery; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEGETATION;

ADULT; AGED; AORTIC VALVE; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; PATIENT SELECTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55449120730     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Gammie JS, O'Brien SM, Griffith BP, Peterson ED. Surgical treatment of mitral valve endocarditis in North America. Ann Thorac Surg 2005;80:2199-204.
2. Doukas G, Oc M, Alexiou C, Sosnowski AW, Samani NJ, Spyt TJ. Mitral valve repair for active culture positive infective endocarditis. Heart 2006;92:361-3.
3. Bonow RO, Carabello BA, Kanu C, de Leon AC Jr, Faxon DP, Freed MD et al. ACC/AHA 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/ American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation 2006;114:e84-231.
4. Ruttmann E, Legit C, Poelzl G, Mueller S, Chevtchik O, Cottogni M et al. Mitral valve repair provides improved outcome over replacement in active infective endocarditis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005;130:765-71.
5. Feringa HH, Bax JJ, Klein P, Klautz RJ, Braun J, van der Wall EE et al. Outcome after mitral valve repair for acute and healed infective endocarditis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;29:367-73.
6. Feringa HH, Shaw LJ, Poldermans D, Hoeks S, van der Wall EE, Dion RA et al. Mitral valve repair and replacement in endocarditis: a systematic review of literature. Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:564-70.
7. de Kerchove L, Vanoverschelde JL, Poncelet A, Glineur D, Rubay J, Zech F et al. Reconstructive surgery in active mitral valve endocarditis: feasibility, safety and durability. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2007;31:592-9.
8. Jassal DS, Hassan A, Buth KJ, Neilan TG, Koilpillai C, Hirsch GM.. Surgical management of infective endocarditis. J Heart Valve Dis 2006;15:115-21.
9. Habib G, Tribouilloy C, Thuny F, Giorgi R, Brahim A, Amazouz M et al. Prosthetic valve endocarditis: who needs surgery.? A multicentre study of 104 cases. Heart 2005;91:954-9.
10. Grinda JM, Mainardi JL, D'Atteilis N, Bricourt MO, Berrebi A, Fabiani JN et al. Cryopreserved aortic viable homograft for active aortic endocarditis. Ann Thorac Surg 2005;79:767-71.