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Surgical treatment of aortic valve endocarditis: a 26-year experience

Taylan Adademir1, Eylem Yayla Tuncer1, Serpil Tas1

  • 1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kartal Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Revista Brasileira De Cirurgia Cardiovascular : Orgao Oficial Da Sociedade Brasileira De Cirurgia Cardiovascular
|June 5, 2014
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Surgery for aortic valve endocarditis has significant mortality, with emergency operations and female gender being key risk factors. While recurrence risk is low, understanding these factors is crucial for patient outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Outcomes Research

Background:

  • Aortic valve endocarditis is a serious condition requiring surgical intervention.
  • Long-term outcomes and risk factors for aortic valve endocarditis surgery are critical to understand.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To retrospectively analyze surgical outcomes for aortic valve endocarditis over 26 years.
  • To identify risk factors associated with in-hospital and long-term mortality, as well as recurrence.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 174 patients operated for aortic valve endocarditis between 1985 and 2011.
  • Data collection included patient demographics, procedure types, in-hospital complications, and long-term follow-up.
  • Statistical analysis identified factors associated with mortality and recurrence.

Main Results:

  • Aortic valve replacement with mechanical prosthesis was the most common procedure (81.6%).
  • In-hospital mortality was 15.5%, associated with female gender, emergency surgery, renal failure, and low cardiac output.
  • Long-term mortality was linked to mitral valve involvement; male gender was a risk factor for recurrence.

Conclusions:

  • Aortic valve endocarditis surgery carries significant mortality and morbidity.
  • Emergency operations, female gender, postoperative renal failure, and low cardiac output are identified as critical risk factors.
  • The risk of recurrence and reoperation is notably low.
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