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Prosthetic valve endocarditis. The case for prompt valve replacement

J R Saffle, P Gardner, S C Schoenbaum

    The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
    |March 1, 1977
    PubMed
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    Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) treatment guidelines have high mortality. Prompt valve replacement surgery, even before antibiotics, improves outcomes for high-risk PVE patients, reducing mortality.

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    Area of Science:

    • Cardiology
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Surgical Innovation

    Background:

    • Current prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) treatment guidelines show over 50% mortality.
    • Risk stratification identifies subgroups with high or low mortality risk based on factors like onset, organisms, and complications.
    • High-risk patients constitute a significant majority (over 70%) of PVE cases.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the efficacy of early valve replacement in high-risk prosthetic valve endocarditis patients.
    • To determine if prompt surgical intervention improves survival rates compared to medical therapy alone.

    Main Methods:

    • Retrospective analysis of reported series to compare outcomes.
    • Treatment of 6 consecutive PVE patients (3 early, 3 late onset) with valve replacement before antibiotic completion.

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  • Surgical intervention included valve replacement as the primary treatment.

    • Main Results:

    • All 6 patients survived the valve replacement surgery.
    • One patient experienced late mortality due to noninfectious causes, 4.5 months post-surgery.
    • This approach demonstrated technical feasibility and improved survival in high-risk PVE.

    Conclusions:

    • Prompt valve replacement is a feasible and potentially life-saving therapy for high-risk prosthetic valve endocarditis.
    • This strategy should be considered the standard of care for PVE patients not in the low-risk group.
    • Early surgical intervention may significantly reduce mortality associated with PVE.