Cardiac surgery timing on the prognosis of patients with infective endocarditis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a disease caused by the involvement of pathogenic microorganisms in the endocardium, primarily characterized by the formation of growths and progressive valve damage. Despite advances in diagnostic and therapeutic methods, the mortality rate remains high. Conventional treatment typically favors surgery after 4-6 weeks of infection control. Although a series of articles on early surgical treatment have been published in recent years, outcomes for early surgical treatment continue to vary.

Methods

By collecting the clinical data of 166 patients who underwent cardiac surgery for IE between February 1, 2017, and January 31, 2023, we classified the patients into three groups: Group A (radical surgery within 1-7 days after admission), Grou

SUBMITTER: Liu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12836910 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature