Optimum surgical treatment for tricuspid valve infective endocarditis: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons national database.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The incidence of intravenous drug-associated tricuspid valve endocarditis in the United States is rapidly increasing. Our goal was to evaluate the outcomes of isolated tricuspid valve operations using the Society of Thoracic Surgeon Adult Cardiac Surgical Database.

Methods

From July 2011 to December 2016, 1613 patients with intravenous drug-associated tricuspid valve endocarditis underwent isolated tricuspid valve operations for endocarditis. Patients were stratified on the basis of type of tricuspid valve operation: valvectomy in 119 (7%), repair in 532 (33%), and replacement in 962 (60%). Risk factors and 30-day outcomes were compared among groups using Kruskal-Wallis and Pearson's chi-square tests. Multivariable logistic regression evaluated risk-adjusted operat

SUBMITTER: Slaughter MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7310606 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature