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Right-sided infective endocarditis: surgical management.

Karolina Akinosoglou¹, Efstratios Apostolakis, Nikolaos Koutsogiannis

¹Section of Immunology and Infection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington, UK. k.akinosoglou07@imperial.ac.uk

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Right-sided infective endocarditis (RSIE), common in injecting drug users, often resolves with antibiotics. Surgery is reserved for persistent or severe cases, with non-prosthetic repair favored in high-risk patients for better long-term outcomes.

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Area of Science:

Cardiology
Infectious Diseases
Cardiac Surgery

Background:

Right-sided infective endocarditis (RSIE) comprises 5-10% of infective endocarditis cases.
Injecting drug users (IDUs) are the predominant demographic affected by RSIE.
Diagnosis of RSIE necessitates a high index of suspicion due to predominant respiratory symptoms.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the diagnostic considerations and treatment strategies for RSIE.
To outline indications for surgical intervention in RSIE.
To compare prosthetic and non-prosthetic surgical techniques, emphasizing outcomes in IDUs.

Main Methods:

Literature review of RSIE diagnosis and management.
Analysis of indications for surgical treatment.
Comparison of surgical techniques including prosthetic and non-prosthetic options.

Main Results:

Most RSIE cases (70-80%) resolve with antibiotic therapy.
Surgical intervention is indicated for persistent infection, recurrent pulmonary emboli, heart failure, or large/persistent vegetations (>1 cm).
Non-prosthetic techniques like vegetectomy and valve repair, avoiding artificial materials, are associated with better late survival in IDUs.

Conclusions:

RSIE prognosis is generally favorable with antibiotic treatment.
Surgical management decisions depend on infection persistence, complications, and vegetation characteristics.
For high-risk IDUs, valve repair and vegetectomy without artificial materials are recommended first-line surgical approaches for improved long-term survival.