Clinical Study
Surgical Treatment in Active Infective Endocarditis: Results of a Four-Year Experience
Table 2
(a) Surgical procedures performed in patients with native (NVE) and prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE). (b) Indications for surgery in NVE and PVE.
(a) |
| Surgical procedure | NVE (Tot = 50, Ao = 20, Mt = 20, Tc = 4, Mt + Ao = 6) | PVE (Tot = 30, Ao = 18, Mt = 12) |
| Aortic valve replacement | 18 | 7 | Mitral valve replacement | 7 | 10 | Mitral and aortic valve replacement | 5 | 1 | Tricuspid valve replacement | 2 | — | Mechanical prosthesis | 24 | 10 | Biologic prosthesis | 8 | 8 | Homograft | 1 | 12 | Valve repair | 18 | 0 |
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(b) |
| | NVE (20 Ao/20 Mt/4 Tc/6 Ao + Mt) | PVE (18 Ao/12 Mt) |
| Haemodynamic instability with or without cardiogenic shock | 26 | 10 | Perivalvular abscess | 1 | 13 | Previous embolization | 8 | 3 | Vegetations > 10 mm | 15 | 4 |
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