The prognosis of infective endocarditis treated with biological valves versus mechanical valves: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Surgery remains the primary form of treatment for infective endocarditis (IE). However, it is not clear what type of prosthetic valve provides a better prognosis. We conducted a meta-analysis to compare the prognosis of infective endocarditis treated with biological valves to cases treated with mechanical valves.

Methods

Pubmed, Embase and Cochrane databases were searched from January 1960 to November 2016.Randomized controlled trials, retrospective cohorts and prospective studies comparing outcomes between biological valve and mechanical valve management for infective endocarditis were analyzed. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale(NOS) was used to evaluate the quality of the literature and extracted data, and Stata 12.0 software was used for the meta-analysis.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Tao E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5390962 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature