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

(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