Revisiting the guidelines and choice the ideal substitute for aortic valve endocarditis.

ABSTRACT: Aortic valve replacement is the most commonly performed cardiac surgical operation worldwide for infective endocarditis (IE). Long-term durability and avoidance of infection relapse are the treatment goals. However, no detailed guidelines on prosthesis selection and surgical strategy are available. Management should be guided by a comprehensive evaluation of infection extension and its microbiological characteristics, the clinical profile of the patient and the risk of infection recurrence. We conducted a literature search of the PubMed database, EMBASE and Cochrane Library (through November 2019) for studies reporting to the use of biological substitutes in aortic valve endocarditis (AVE). Studies comparing long-term outcomes in the use of allogenic and autologous with conventional prosth

SUBMITTER: Nappi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7475423 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature