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    • Cardiology
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Cardiac Surgery

    Background:

    • Infectious endocarditis (IE) presents a significant clinical challenge with varying outcomes based on native or prosthetic valve involvement.
    • Complications are more prevalent in acute IE and prosthetic valve endocarditis compared to subacute native IE.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze surgical indications, timing, and outcomes in patients with infectious endocarditis.
    • To evaluate the impact of surgical intervention on mortality and complications in different IE subtypes.

    Main Methods:

    • Retrospective study of 378 patients with infectious endocarditis (299 native, 79 prosthetic).
    • Analysis of 150 surgically treated patients, focusing on indications (hemodynamic, bacteriological, mixed) and timing relative to antibiotic therapy.
    • Comparison of surgical mortality across different IE types and clinical scenarios.

    Main Results:

    • Surgical mortality was 34% overall, with higher rates in prosthetic IE (53%) and acute IE (39%) compared to subacute native IE (21%).
    • Surgery performed after antibiotic therapy showed lower mortality than in the acute phase.
    • Perivalvular leaks were more common when surgery preceded the 8th day of antibiotic therapy (31% vs 4%).
    • Mortality was higher with positive valve cultures (45%) versus negative (26%).

    Conclusions:

    • Urgent surgical consideration is vital for patients with IE, particularly those with hemodynamic complications.
    • While timing relative to antibiotics impacts complications, early surgery for hemodynamic instability is critical.
    • Prosthetic valve endocarditis and acute native valve endocarditis carry higher surgical risks and mortality.