Higher incidence of perivalvular abscess determines perioperative clinical outcome in patients undergoing surgery for prosthetic valve endocarditis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Cardiac surgery for prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is associated with substantial mortality. We aimed to analyze 30-day and 1-year outcome in patients undergoing surgery for PVE and sought to identify preoperative risk factors for mortality with special regard to perivalvular infection. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed data of 418 patients undergoing valve surgery for infective endocarditis between January 2009 and July 2018. After 1:1 propensity matching 158 patients (79 PVE/79 NVE) were analyzed with regard to postoperative 30-day and 1-year outcomes. Univariate and multivariable analyses were performed to identify potential risk factors for mortality. RESULTS:315 patients (75.4%) underwent surgery for NVE and 103 (24.6%) for PVE. After propensity matching groups were

SUBMITTER: Weber C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6998844 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature