Long-term outcomes of surgical repair versus replacement for tricuspid valve endocarditis - A <i>meta</i>-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Tricuspid valve infective endocarditis (TVIE) is surgically managed by tricuspid valve repair (TVr) or replacement (TVR). However, the differences in long-term endpoints and perioperative complications between the two strategies remain unclear. Therefore, this updated meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TVr compared with TVR.

Methods

MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, LILACS, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched. The endpoints of interest were long-term all-cause mortality (primary), any reoperation, reinfection, postoperative stroke, and postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI). Data are reported as hazard ratios (HR) and odds ratios (OR) with their respective 95% confidence intervals (CI).

Results

We included 19 retrospectiv

SUBMITTER: Katsuyama E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12410490 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature