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Novelli A, Ingason AB, Jirka C, Callas P, Hirashima F, Lovoulos C, Dauerman HL, Polomsky M. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Infective Endocarditis Management and Outcomes: Analysis of a National Clinical Database. Am J Cardiol 2023; 209:224-231. [PMID: 37922610 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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COVID-19 has widely affected health care delivery, but its impact on the management of infective endocarditis (IE), including valve surgery, is uncertain. We compared the national trends in admissions, demographics, and outcomes of IE before and after COVID-19 onset, using a national sample of IE admissions between 2016 and 2022 from the Vizient Clinical Database. The pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 time periods were separated by the start of the second quarter of 2020, the time during which the COVID-19 pandemic was declared. For all admissions and for admissions involving valve surgery, pre-COVID-19 versus post-COVID-19 baseline characteristics and outcomes were compared using 2-sample t tests or chi-square tests. Propensity score-matched cohorts were similarly compared. Before COVID-19, there were 82,867 overall and 11,337 valve-related surgical admissions, and after COVID-19, there were 45,672 overall and 6,322 valve-related surgical admissions. In the matched analysis for all admissions, the in-hospital mortality increased from 11.4% to 12.4% after COVID-19 onset (p <0.001); in-hospital stroke (4.9% vs 6.0%, p <0.001), myocardial infarction (1.3% vs 1.4%, p = 0.03), and aspiration pneumonia (1.8% vs 2.4%, p <0.001) also increased, whereas other complications remained stable. In the matched analysis of surgical admissions, there was decreased in-hospital mortality (7.7% vs 6.7%, p = 0.03) and intensive care unit stay (8.5 ± 12.5 vs 8.0 ± 12.6 days, p = 0.04); other outcomes remained stable. In conclusion, patients admitted with IE after COVID-19 were more medically complex with worsened outcomes and mortality, whereas patients who underwent valve surgery had stable outcomes and improved mortality despite the pandemic.
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- Alexandra Novelli
- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Surgery, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont
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- Department of Surgery, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont
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- Department of Surgery, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont
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- Department of Surgery, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont
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- Department of Surgery, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont
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- Department of Medicine, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont
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- Department of Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York.
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Zulet P, Olmos C, López J, Vilacosta I, Sáez C, Cabezón G, Gómez D, Jerónimo A, Pérez-Serrano J, San Román JA. Impact of transfer to reference centres and surgical timing on the prognosis of surgically treated patients with infective endocarditis: a prospective multi-centre cohort study. Clin Microbiol Infect 2023; 29:1197.e1-1197.e7. [PMID: 37302571 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2023.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 06/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To compare outcomes in patients with infective endocarditis (IE) first treated in secondary hospitals and then transferred to reference centres for surgery with those in patients diagnosed in reference centres, and to evaluate the impact of surgery timing on prognosis. METHODS Analysis of a prospective cohort of patients with active IE admitted to three reference centres between 1996 and 2022 who underwent cardiac surgery in the first month after diagnosis. Multi-variable analysis was performed to evaluate the impact of transfer to reference centres and time to surgery on 30-day mortality. Adjusted ORs with 95% CIs were calculated. RESULTS Amongst 703 patients operated on for IE, 385 (54.8%) were referred cases. All-cause 30-day mortality did not differ significantly between referred patients and those diagnosed at reference centres (102/385 [26.5%] vs. 78/385 [24.5%], respectively; p 0.552). Variables independently associated with 30-day mortality in the whole cohort were diabetes (OR, 1.76 [95% CI, 1.15-2.69]), chronic kidney disease (OR, 1.83 [95% CI, 1.08-3.10]), Staphylococcus aureus (OR, 1.88 [95% CI, 1.18-2.98]), septic shock (OR, 2.76 [95% CI, 1.67-4.57]), heart failure (OR, 1.41 [95% CI, 0.85-2.11]), acute renal failure before surgery (OR, 1.76 [95% CI, 1.15-2.69]), and the interaction between transfer to reference centres and surgery timing (OR, 1.18 [95% CI, 1.03-1.35]). Amidst referred patients, time from diagnosis to surgery longer than a week was independently associated with 30-day mortality (OR, 2.19 [95% CI, 1.30-3.69]; p 0.003). CONCLUSION Among referred patients, surgery performed >7 days after diagnosis was associated with two-fold higher 30-day mortality.
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- Pablo Zulet
- Instituto Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdSSC), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdSSC), Madrid, Spain.
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico, Valladolid, Spain; Ciber de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdSSC), Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario de La Princesa (IIS-IP), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico, Valladolid, Spain; Ciber de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdSSC), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdSSC), Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario de La Princesa (IIS-IP), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico, Valladolid, Spain; Ciber de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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Hu XM, Wei WT, Huang DY, Lin CD, Lu F, Li XM, Liao HS, Yu ZH, Weng XP, Wang SB, Hou CL, Jia FJ. Sleep patterns and potential risk factors for disturbed sleep quality in patients after surgery for infective endocarditis. J Cardiothorac Surg 2022; 17:121. [PMID: 35581652 PMCID: PMC9116038 DOI: 10.1186/s13019-022-01828-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The current study aimed to investigate the sleep quality of patients after valve replacement surgery due to infective endocarditis and identify risk factors for disturbed sleep post hospitalisation. Methods Eighty patients were assessed postoperatively using subjective scale measures, the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) and the Epworth sleepiness scale, and an objective measure, actigraphy. Scale measures were assessed approximately 2 weeks and 6 months after surgery. Actigraphy monitoring was performed for 2 consecutive weeks during hospitalisation. Logistic regression was used to identify risk factors for disturbed sleep. Results The study population (n = 80) had an average age of 42.8 ± 14.2 years, and 67.5% were male. The median sleep efficiency was 85.3% in week 1 and 86.8% in week 2. The frequency of awakenings was significantly higher in week 1 (20.0 times vs. 19.3 times, p = 0.017). The scale measures showed significant improvement in sleep by 6 months after surgery compared to that during hospitalisation. Multivariable logistic regression analysis suggested that the possible risk factors for disturbed sleep 6 months after surgery included age (OR = 1.479, 95%CI 1.140–1.920) and a few parameters of early postoperative disturbed sleep quality (PSQI: OR = 2.921, 95%CI 1.431–5.963; sleep efficiency: OR = 0.402, 95%CI 0.206–0.783; and average duration of awakenings: OR = 0.006, 95%CI 0.000–0.827). Conclusions Disturbed sleep quality was witnessed in postoperative patients during hospitalisation and up to 6 months after surgery. Over time, the patients’ sleep quality improved significantly. Age and a few early postoperative sleep quality variables were risk factors for disturbed sleep 6 months after surgery. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13019-022-01828-4.
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- Xiang-Ming Hu
- Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangdong Mental Health Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 123 Huifu Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangdong Mental Health Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 123 Huifu Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. .,Guangdong Mental Health Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 123 Huifu Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China.
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Hu X, Huang D, Lin C, Li X, Lu F, Wei W, Yu Z, Liao H, Huang F, Huang X, Jia F. Zolpidem improves patients' sleep quality after surgical treatment for infective endocarditis: a prospective observational study. Sleep Breath 2021; 26:1097-1105. [PMID: 34449017 DOI: 10.1007/s11325-021-02479-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE The objective of this study was to investigate the efficacy of zolpidem for improving post-operative sleep quality among patients with infective endocarditis (IE) and to identify the potential risk factors for impaired sleep quality at 6 months after surgery. METHODS Patients with IE who underwent surgical treatment were divided into two groups according to zolpidem usage. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) were used to evaluate patients' sleep quality and daytime sleepiness at baseline, which was the second day after transferal, and at 6 months after surgery. Logistic regression was used to identify potential risk factors. RESULTS There were 32 patients in the zolpidem group and 42 in the control group. The PSQI and ESS scores at 6 months after surgery were significantly lower than those at baseline in both groups (P = 0.04). Additionally, 9 patients (28%) in the zolpidem group and 22 patients (52%) in the control group suffered poor sleep quality. Multivariate analysis identified age (odds ratio [OR] = 1.26, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.12-1.42), baseline PSQI score (OR = 2.66, 95%CI: 1.55-4.65), and no zolpidem usage (OR = 45.48, 95%CI: 3.01-691.23) as independent factors for poor sleep quality. CONCLUSIONS Poor sleep quality after IE surgery was prevalent among patients even 6 months after IE surgery. Age, baseline PSQI score and no zolpidem usage were independently associated with poor sleep quality. Therefore, zolpidem has the potential to be an effective part of a treatment arsenal for poor sleep quality after surgical treatment for IE.
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- Xiangming Hu
- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong Province, China.,Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong Province, China. .,Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Mental Health Center, No. 123, Huifu Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China.
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Witten JC, Tan CD, Rodriguez ER, Shrestha NK, Gordon SM, Hussain ST, Apte SS, Unai S, Blackstone EH, Pettersson GB. Invasive Aortic Valve Endocarditis: Clinical and Tissue Findings from a Prospective Investigation. Ann Thorac Surg 2021; 113:535-543. [PMID: 33839129 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.03.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Advanced aortic valve infective endocarditis (IE) with progression and destruction beyond the valve cusps-invasive IE-is incompletely characterized. We aimed to further characterize invasive disease extent, location, and stage and correlate macroscopic operative findings with microscopic disease patterns and progression. METHODS Forty-three patients with invasive aortic valve IE were prospectively enrolled from 8/2017 to 7/2018. Twenty-three (53%) had prosthetic valve, 2 (5%) allograft, and 18 (42%) native aortic valve IE. Surgical findings and intraoperative photography were analyzed for invasion location, extent, and stage. Surgical samples were formalin-fixed and analyzed histologically. Time course of disease and management was evaluated. RESULTS Pathogens included Staphylococcus aureus in 17 (40%). Invasion predominantly affected the non-left commissure (76%) and was circumferential in 15 (35%; 14 were prosthetic valves). Extra-aortic cellulitis was present in 29 (67%), abscess in 13 (30%), abscess cavity in 29 (67%), and pseudoaneurysm in 8 (19%); 7 (16%) had fistulae. Histopathology revealed acute inflammation, abscess formation, and lysis of connective tissue, but not myocardium or elastic tissue. Median time from onset of symptoms to antibiotics was 5 days, invasion confirmation 15 days, and surgery 37 days. S. aureus cases had a 21-day shorter time course than non-S. aureus cases. Eight patients developed new/worsening heart block. CONCLUSIONS Advanced invasive aortic valve IE demonstrates consistent gross patterns and stages correlating with histopathologic findings. Invasion results from a confluence of factors, pathogen, time, host immune response and other and primarily affects the fibrous skeleton of the heart and expands to low-pressure regions.
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- James C Witten
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Evolution of epidemiological characteristics of infective endocarditis in Greece. Int J Infect Dis 2021; 106:213-220. [PMID: 33711517 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Revised: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The clinical profile, management and outcome of infective endocarditis (IE) may be influenced by socioeconomic issues. METHODS A nationwide prospective study evaluated IE during the era of deep economic crisis in Greece. Epidemiological data and factors associated with 60-day mortality were analyzed through descriptive statistics, logistic and Cox-regression models. RESULTS Among 224 patients (male 72.3%, mean age 62.4 years), Staphylococcus aureus (n = 62; methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) 33.8%) predominated in the young without impact on mortality (p = 0.593), whilst Enterococci (n = 36) predominated in the elderly. Complications of IE were associated with mortality: heart failure [OR 2.415 (95% CI: 1.159-5.029), p = 0.019], stroke [OR 3.206 (95% CI: 1.190-8.632), p = 0.018] and acute kidney injury [OR 2.283 (95% CI: 1.085-4.805), p = 0.029]. A 60-day survival benefit was solely related to cardiac surgery for IE during hospitalization [HR 0.386 (95% CI: 0.165-0.903), p = 0.028] and compliance with antimicrobial treatment guidelines [HR 0.487 (95% CI: 0.259-0.916), p = 0.026]. Compared with a previous country cohort study, history of rheumatic fever and native valve predisposition had declined, whilst underlying renal disease and right-sided IE had increased (p < 0.0001); HIV infection had emerged (p = 0.002). No difference in rates of surgery and outcome was assessed. CONCLUSIONS A country-wide survey of IE highlighted emergence of HIV, right-sided IE and predominance of MRSA in the youth during a severe socioeconomic crisis. Compliance with treatment guidelines promoted survival.
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Ripa M, Chiappetta S, Castiglioni B, Agricola E, Busnardo E, Carletti S, Castiglioni A, De Bonis M, La Canna G, Oltolini C, Pajoro U, Pasciuta R, Tassan Din C, Scarpellini P. Impact of surgical timing on survival in patients with infective endocarditis: a time-dependent analysis. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2021; 40:1319-1324. [PMID: 33411176 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-020-04133-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of surgical timing on survival in patients with left-sided infective endocarditis (IE). This was a retrospective study including 313 patients with left-sided IE between 2009 and 2017. Surgery was defined as urgent (US) or early (ES) if performed within 7 or 28 days, respectively. A multivariable Cox regression analysis including US and ES as time-dependent variables was performed to assess the impact on 1-year mortality. ES was associated with a better survival (aHR 0.349, 95% CI 0.135-0.902), as US (aHR 0.262, 95% CI 0.075-0.915). ES and US were associated with a better prognosis in patients with left-sided IE.
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- Marco Ripa
- Unit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Non-invasive Cardiology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Nuclear Imaging, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology and Virology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Non-invasive Cardiology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Nuclear Imaging, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology and Virology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
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Ren Z, Zhang J, Chen H, Mo X, Cai S, Peng J. Preoperative false-negative transthoracic echocardiographic results in native valve infective endocarditis patients: a retrospective study from 2001 to 2018. Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2021; 19:2. [PMID: 33388076 PMCID: PMC7778797 DOI: 10.1186/s12947-020-00229-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Infective endocarditis (IE) is a lethal disease that is difficult to diagnosis early. Although echocardiography is one of the most widely used diagnostic technique, it has limited sensitivity. This study surveyed the clinical features of IE patients who underwent surgery and compared transthoracic echocardiography and histological findings to explore the factors related to false-negative echocardiographic results. METHODS Medical records were extracted from IE patients consecutively hospitalized between June 2001 and June 2018. RESULTS A total of 182 patients with native valve IE who underwent surgery were included. Compared to the non-surgery group, the surgery group was more likely to have pre-existing valvular lesions and more serious cardiac conditions and a relative lack of signs of infection and cerebrovascular events, leading to a lower proportion of "definite cases" before surgery. The false-negative rate of echocardiography was 14.5%. Echocardiography has significant disadvantages in diagnosing perivalvular abscesses, valve perforations, and left-sided endocarditis, especially for subjects with both aortic and mitral valve infections. The multivariate analysis identified congenital heart disease and small vegetations (< 10 mm) as independent predictors of false-negative echocardiography results. Conversely, fever and heart murmurs on admission served as protective factors. CONCLUSIONS Under some circumstances, echocardiography provides inconsistent results compared with surgical findings, and negative echocardiography results do not rule out IE. The diagnosis of IE depends on comprehensive evaluations using multiple methods.
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- Zuning Ren
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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Benedetto U, Spadaccio C, Gentile F, Moon MR, Nappi F. A narrative review of early surgery versus conventional treatment for infective endocarditis: do we have an answer? ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2020; 8:1626. [PMID: 33437825 PMCID: PMC7791236 DOI: 10.21037/atm-20-3880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The most appropriate strategy and timing for surgery in infective endocarditis (IE) remains an argument of debate. Despite some authors promote the adoption of an early surgical approach (within 48 hours) to limit mortality and complications, no robust randomized trials are available on this argument and the evidence on this subject remain at the "expert opinion" level. Additionally, the different messages promulgated by the American and European guidelines contributed to fuel confusion regarding the relative priority of the surgical over medical therapy in IE. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines individuates three level of urgency: emergency surgery, to be performed within 24 hours; urgent surgery, recommended within a few days; elective surgery to be performed after 1-2 weeks of antibiotic therapy. Urgent surgery is recommended for most cases of IE. In the American Heart Association (AHA)'s guidelines define early surgery as "during the initial hospitalization and before completion of a full course of antibiotics." Some of the available evidences showed that are no proven benefits in delaying surgery if a definite diagnosis of IE has been established. However, this argument is controversial across the literature and several factors including the center specific experience can play a role in decision-making. In this review the latest evidences on IE clinical and surgical characteristics along with the current studies on the adoption of an early surgical approach are analyzed to clarify whether enough evidence is available to inform an update of the guidelines.
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- Umberto Benedetto
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK.,Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Centre Cardiologique du Nord de Saint-Denis, Paris, France
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Satriano UM, Nenna A, Spadaccio C, Pollari F, Fischlein T, Chello M, Nappi F. Guidelines on prosthetic heart valve management in infective endocarditis: a narrative review comparing American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology and European Society of Cardiology guidelines. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2020; 8:1625. [PMID: 33437824 PMCID: PMC7791243 DOI: 10.21037/atm-20-5134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Infective endocarditis (IE) represented over the last year a growing medical and surgical concern. The changes in etiology and demographic of the disease, which now includes also a large proportion of iatrogenic conditions, has prompted new studies and updates in the guideline for IE treatment. The increasing use of intravascular and intracardiac devices has introduced new challenges in terms of both antibiotic resistance and surgical treatment of prosthetic endocarditis. Also, patients with complex congenital heart diseases, intravenous drug abusers and patients with chronic renal failure under hemodialysis have been added to the list of high-risk subjects for IE. Important aspects concerning the establishment of the endocarditis team, the clinical management, the optimal medical therapy and the indication and timing for surgery are arguments of debate and controversy across the literature. In particular, the most adequate strategy to be adopted in the context of concomitant neurological complication remains greatly debated. Despite attempts to standardize the practice in IE, the lack of powered randomized clinical evidence prevented the achievement of a univocal consensus in several aspects of the management of IE. This situation reflects in some differences in the recommendation promoted by the European Society of Cardiology and American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology. In this review, we will compare the European Society of Cardiology and the American Heart Association guidelines and discuss important aspects related to clinical management and indications of for treatment.
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- Cardiovascular surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery, Klinikum Nürnberg, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Cardiovascular surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery, Centre Cardiologique du Nord de Saint-Denis, Paris, France
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Nappi F, Spadaccio C, Moon MR. A management framework for left sided endocarditis: a narrative review. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2020; 8:1627. [PMID: 33437826 PMCID: PMC7791223 DOI: 10.21037/atm-20-4439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Left sided endocarditis (LSE) can include the entirety or portion of mitral and/or aortic valve and the structures in their anatomical contiguity and represent a significant portion of emergency surgical activity. Literature and guidelines on the management of LSE relies mainly on observational studies given the difficulty in designing randomized trials in emergency settings. Heart teams (HT) are often called in to difficult decisions on the most appropriate strategy to adopted in case of LSE. Decision-making should take into account the localization and the extension of the infection, patient preoperative status and comorbidities, presence of a previous valve prosthesis and best timing for surgery. Despite evidence suggests that early surgery may improve survival in patients with complicated infective endocarditis (IE), an increased risk of recurrence and postoperative valvular dysfunctions has been reported. The most important factors associated with long-term outcomes are preoperative multiorgan failure, prosthetic mechanical valve IE, vegetation size ≥15 mm, and timing of surgical treatment. Importantly, up to one third of potential candidates do not undergo surgery and these patients experience extremely high mortality rates. Another important point regards the choice of the optimal valve substitute to be used according to the different clinical situation. The lack of RCT in this field and the difficulty to design this type of studies in the case of non-elective conditions further complicates the possibility to achieve a univocal consensus on the best strategy to be adopted in each form of LSE and further validation studies are needed. On the basis of the current evidences a decisional algorithm is proposed summarizing all the crucial aspects in the management of LSE.
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- Francesco Nappi
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Centre Cardiologique du Nord de Saint-Denis, Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK.,Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
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Diab D, Haziza F, Russel S, de Lentdecker P, Lanzac E, Debauchez M, Benamer H. [Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis: Surgical indications, complications, intrahospital and long-term mortality]. Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) 2020; 69:385-391. [PMID: 33067007 DOI: 10.1016/j.ancard.2020.09.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND In addition to medical treatment, half of the patients with infective endocarditis (IE) receive surgical treatment. Despite clear recommendations on the indications and the operating delays, the decision remains difficult and must take into consideration several factors. METHODS A retrospective study was performed at Foch Hospital. All patients operated for IE between 2005 and 2018 were included. Patient characteristics, indications and operating delays, as well as intrahospital mortality, were noted. Patient follow-up was provided by phone calls. RESULTS Fifty-two patients were operated on for IE between 2005 and 2018. The most frequent surgical indications were the presence of a massive symptomatic regurgitation, an uncontrolled infection and large vegetations with embolism. The average operative delay was 13.2 days with 56.5% of patients operated within the first 10 days. The most common postoperative complications were acute kidney injury (AKI) in 57.7% of cases, with 9.6% of dialysis, shock in 50% of cases, rhythm disorders in 40.4% of cases, infectious complications in 19.2% of cases, conductive disorders in 25% of cases, of which 17.3% require a definitive pacemaker implementation. The intrahospital mortality was 7.7% and the average length of hospital stay was 35 days. Survival at one year and 5 years was 95% and 85%, respectively. CONCLUSION The indications and the operating delays were conformed to international recommendations. Intrahospital and long-term mortality rate was low.
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- D Diab
- Hôpital Foch, 40, rue Worth, 92150 Suresnes, France.
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- Hôpital Foch, 40, rue Worth, 92150 Suresnes, France
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- Hôpital Foch, 40, rue Worth, 92150 Suresnes, France
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- Institut mutualiste Monsouris, 42, boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris, France
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- Institut mutualiste Monsouris, 42, boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris, France
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- Institut mutualiste Monsouris, 42, boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris, France
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- Hôpital Foch, 40, rue Worth, 92150 Suresnes, France; Institut Jacques Cartier, ICPS Ramsay Générale de santé, 6, avenue du noyer Lambert, 91300 Massy, France; Collège de médecine des hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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Mabilangan C, Cole H, Hiebert B, Keynan Y, Arora RC, Shah P. Short- and Long-term Outcomes of Medically Treated Isolated Left-Sided Endocarditis: A Retrospective Study With 5-Year Longitudinal Follow-up. Can J Cardiol 2020; 36:1534-1540. [PMID: 32224079 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2019.10.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A retrospective study of medically treated isolated left-sided infective endocarditis (LSIE) patients identifying predictors of outcomes with nonoperative management was undertaken. METHODS Medical records of 135 Manitoban medically managed LSIE patients from January 2004 to December 2016 were reviewed. Five-year survival for 135 patients and hospitalization data till March 2016 for 65 patients were collected from the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy. RESULTS In-hospital mortality was 44%. Patients with surgical indications were more likely to die in-hospital than those without (53% vs 24%; P = 0.002). Survival at 1 and 5 years was 43% and 23%, respectively. All-cause readmission at 1 and 5 years was 64% and 84%, respectively. At 1 and 5 years, readmission from major adverse events (heart failure, stroke, endocarditis) was 25% and 47%, and from recurrent endocarditis was 17% and 26%, respectively. Severe valvular regurgitation was a risk factor for in-hospital mortality (odds ratio, 3.52; P = 0.022), poor long-term survival (hazard ratio [HR], 2.57; P < 0.001), and recurrent endocarditis (HR, 5.93; P < 0.001). Prosthetic valve endocarditis was a risk factor for poor long-term survival (HR, 2.11; P = 0.002). Streptococcus viridans group was associated with better rates of in-hospital mortality (odds ratio, 0.28; P = 0.018) and long-term survival (HR, 0.34; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Nonoperative management of LSIE carries a poor prognosis but may have a role in select cases. Surgical management remains the mainstay for patients with clear surgical indications, including severe regurgitation and prosthetic valve endocarditis. Further prospective analyses are required to better delineate appropriate patient selection for nonsurgical management.
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- Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Cardiac Sciences Program, St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Department of Surgery, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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- Department of Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Department of Surgery, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Sadeghpour A, Maleki M, Movassaghi M, Rezvani L, Noohi F, Boudagh S, Ghadrdoost B, Bakhshandeh H, Alizadehasl A, Naderi N, Kamali M, Ghavidel AA, Peighambari MM, Kyavar M, Pasha H. Iranian Registry of Infective Endocarditis (IRIE): Time to relook at the guideline, regarding to regional differences. IJC HEART & VASCULATURE 2019; 26:100433. [PMID: 31737777 PMCID: PMC6849153 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2019.100433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Aims Infective endocarditis (IE) remained a potentially fatal disease with high rate of mortality and morbidity. The epidemiology and global burden of IE are largely different between the countries. We aimed to address the epidemiological aspects of IE in a tertiary hospital in Tehran, Iran. Methods and Results Between 2006–2018, all adults patients with diagnosis of IE were enrolled in the Iranian Registry of Infective Endocarditis (IRIE). The data were analyzed using the χ2, Kolmogorov–Smirnov, and Mann–Whitney U tests. Overall, 602 patients, 407 (67.6%) men, mean age 46 ± 16 years were recruited. Positive blood culture found in 49%.The most common underlying heart diseases were: Congenital heart diseases (CHD) particularly bicuspid aortic valves (BAV) and ventricular septal defects (VSD) in 37%, followed by degenerative heart diseases :flail and mitral valve prolapse (16.3%), intravenous drug user in 12.6%, prosthetic valves in 11.1%, previous IE (8.9%), rheumatic heart diseases (RHD) in 8.4%. The most causative microorganisms were Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococci, coagulase-negative staphylococci and Streptococcus viridans. Cardiac or extra cardiac complications occurred in 56.6% of the patients. Conclusions Based on IRIE, IE occurs in the younger population in Iran with high rates of blood culture-negative IE. RHD are not the main cause of IE in Iran, CHD including BAV and VSDs, followed by prolaptic or flail mitral valve were the most common. These 2 groups can be considered a high-risk group for IE. More than half of the patients with IE had cardiac or extra cardiac complications.
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- Anita Sadeghpour
- Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, USC/LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Heart Valve Disease Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Heart Valve Disease Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Intervention Research Center Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Pettersson GB, Hussain ST. Current AATS guidelines on surgical treatment of infective endocarditis. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2019; 8:630-644. [PMID: 31832353 DOI: 10.21037/acs.2019.10.05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The 2016 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) guidelines for surgical treatment of infective endocarditis (IE) are question based and address questions of specific relevance to cardiac surgeons. Clinical scenarios in IE are often complex, requiring prompt diagnosis, early institution of antibiotics, and decision-making related to complications, including risk of embolism and timing of surgery when indicated. The importance of an early, multispecialty team approach to patients with IE is emphasized. Management issues are divided into groups of questions related to indications for and timing of surgery, pre-surgical work-up, preoperative antibiotic treatment, surgical risk assessment, intraoperative management, surgical management, surveillance, and follow up. Standard indications for surgery are severe heart failure, severe valve dysfunction, prosthetic valve infection, invasion beyond the valve leaflets, recurrent systemic embolization, large mobile vegetations, or persistent sepsis despite adequate antibiotic therapy for more than 5-7 days. The guidelines emphasize that once an indication for surgery is established, the operation should be performed as soon as possible. Timing of surgery in patients with strokes and neurologic deficits require close collaboration with neurological services. In surgery infected and necrotic tissue and foreign material is radically debrided and removed. Valve repair is performed whenever possible, particularly for the mitral and tricuspid valves. When simple valve replacement is required, choice of valve-mechanical or tissue prosthesis-should be based on normal criteria for valve replacement. For patients with invasive disease and destruction, reconstruction should depend on the involved valve, severity of destruction, and available options for cardiac reconstruction. For the aortic valve, use of allograft is still favored.
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- Gösta B Pettersson
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Northwell Health/Southside Hospital, Bay Shore, NY, USA
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Kumar A, Anstey C, Tesar P, Shekar K. Risk Factors for Mortality in Patients Undergoing Cardiothoracic Surgery for Infective Endocarditis. Ann Thorac Surg 2019; 108:1101-1106. [PMID: 31276645 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Revised: 04/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with mortality of patients who undergo cardiac surgery for infective endocarditis. METHODS A retrospective review was performed of patients with infective endocarditis who underwent cardiac surgery at a quaternary Australian hospital between 2004 and 2014. Patient data were collected and prospectively analyzed. RESULTS In all, 465 patients underwent surgery during the study period, with 30 deaths (6.45%). Factors independently associated with in-hospital mortality were increasing age (odds ratio [OR] 1.04; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01 to 1.07; P = .009), active bacterial endocarditis at time of operation (OR 4.91; 95% CI, 1.01 to 23.8; P = .048), preoperative invasive positive pressure ventilation (OR 3.65; 95% CI, 1.18 to 11.27; P = .025), increasing cardiopulmonary bypass time (OR 1.01; 95% CI, 1.006 to 1.014; P < .001), and increasing European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation score (OR 21.73; 95% CI, 2.12 to 223.11; P < .01). CONCLUSIONS The in-hospital mortality of patients with infective endocarditis remains significant, with potential risk factors including increasing age, active bacterial endocarditis, preoperative invasive positive pressure ventilation, increasing cardiopulmonary bypass time, and high European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation score.
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- Aashish Kumar
- Department of Intensive Care, Mater Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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- Department of Intensive Care, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Intensive Care, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Combined efficacy of C-reactive protein and red blood cell distribution width in prognosis of patients with culture-negative infective endocarditis. Oncotarget 2017; 8:71173-71180. [PMID: 29050353 PMCID: PMC5642628 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.16888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Objective To evaluate the combined effect of C-reactive protein (CRP) and red blood cell distribution width (RDW) on the prediction of in-hospital and long-term poor outcomes in patients with blood culture-negative infective endocarditis (BCNE). Results Patients with high CRP and high RDW has the highest incidence of in-hospital death (2.3% vs. 7.8% vs. 5.6% vs. 17.5%, P < 0.001). CRP > 17.8 mg/L (odds ratio [OR]=2.41, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.06–5.51, P = 0.037), RDW >16.3 (OR = 2.29, 95% CI, 1.10–4.77, P = 0.027), and these two values in combination (OR = 3.15, 95% CI, 1.46–6.78, P=0.003) were independently associated with in-hospital death. Patients with RDW > 16.3 had higher long-term mortality (P = 0.003), while no significant correlation was observed for CRP (P = 0.151). Materials and Methods In total, 572 participants with BCNE were consecutively enrolled. They were classified into four groups based on the optimal CRP and RDW cut-off values (which were determined using a receiver operating characteristic analysis): low CRP and low RDW (n = 216), high CRP and low RDW (n = 129), low CRP and high RDW (n = 107), and high CRP and high RDW (n = 120). Conclusions Increased CRP and RDW, especially in combination, are independently associated with in-hospital death in BCNE. RDW, but not CRP, has long-term prognostic value.
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Pettersson GB, Coselli JS, Pettersson GB, Coselli JS, Hussain ST, Griffin B, Blackstone EH, Gordon SM, LeMaire SA, Woc-Colburn LE. 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) consensus guidelines: Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis: Executive summary. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017; 153:1241-1258.e29. [PMID: 28365016 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.09.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 254] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Revised: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex; Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Tex
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex; Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Tex
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex; Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Tex
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Becerra-Muñoz VM, Ruíz-Morales J, Rodríguez-Bailón I, Sánchez-Espín G, López-Garrido MA, Robledo-Carmona J, Guijarro-Contreras A, García-López MV, Ivanova-Georgieva R, Mora-Navas L, Gómez-Doblas JJ, de Teresa-Galván E. Infective endocarditis in patients with bicuspid aortic valve: Clinical characteristics, complications, and prognosis. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 2016; 35:645-650. [PMID: 27493083 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2016.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Revised: 06/26/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most frequent congenital cardiac disease. It is associated to a higher risk of cardiovascular complications, including infective endocarditis (IE). METHODS Retrospective, observational and single centre study that included all patients with IE diagnosed between 1996 and 2014. An analysis was made of the epidemiological, clinical, microbiological and echocardiographic data, complications during hospital admission, need for surgery, in-hospital mortality, and 1-year follow-up. Cases with endocarditis on prosthetic valves or other locations were excluded, as well as those for which the aortic valve morphology had not been accurately defined. A comparative statistical analysis was performed between BAV and tricuspid (TAV). RESULTS Of a total of 328 cases with IE, 118 (35.67%) were on aortic valve, with 18 (16.22%) of them being BAV. The BAV cases were younger than TAV (51±19.06 vs. 60.83±15.73 years, P=.021) and they had less comorbidity (Charlson 0.67±0.77 vs. 1.44±1.64, P=.03).). There was a higher tendency of Staphylococcal origin (38.9 vs. 21.5%, P=.137), and 55.6% showed peri-valvular complications (TAV 16.1%, P=.001), in particular, abscesses (38.9 vs.16.1%, P=.047). BAV was the only predictive factor of peri-valvular complications (OR 7.87, 95% CI; 2.38-26.64, P=.001). Patients with BAV had more surgery during their admission (83.3 vs. 44.1%, P=.004), had less in-hospital mortality, with no statistical significance (5.6 vs. 25.8%, P=.069), and 1-year survival was significantly superior (93.8 vs 69.3%, P=.048). CONCLUSIONS Patients with IE on BAV are young, with low comorbidity. They frequently present with peri-valvular complications and they often require early surgery. Compared to TAV cases, in-hospital mortality is lower and 1-year survival is significantly higher.
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- Víctor M Becerra-Muñoz
- UGC Área del Corazón, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Red de Investigación Cardiovascular (RIC), Málaga, España.
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- UGC de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, España
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- UGC Área del Corazón, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Red de Investigación Cardiovascular (RIC), Málaga, España
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- UGC Área del Corazón, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Red de Investigación Cardiovascular (RIC), Málaga, España
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- UGC Área del Corazón, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Red de Investigación Cardiovascular (RIC), Málaga, España
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- UGC Área del Corazón, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Red de Investigación Cardiovascular (RIC), Málaga, España
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- UGC Área del Corazón, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Red de Investigación Cardiovascular (RIC), Málaga, España
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- UGC de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, España
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- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, España
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- UGC de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, España
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- UGC Área del Corazón, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Red de Investigación Cardiovascular (RIC), Málaga, España
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- UGC Área del Corazón, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Red de Investigación Cardiovascular (RIC), Málaga, España
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Anantha Narayanan M, Mahfood Haddad T, Kalil AC, Kanmanthareddy A, Suri RM, Mansour G, Destache CJ, Baskaran J, Mooss AN, Wichman T, Morrow L, Vivekanandan R. Early versus late surgical intervention or medical management for infective endocarditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart 2016; 102:950-7. [PMID: 26869640 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Infective endocarditis is associated with high morbidity and mortality and optimal timing for surgical intervention is unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare early surgical intervention with conservative therapy in patients with infective endocarditis. METHODS PubMed, Cochrane, EMBASE, CINAHL and Google-scholar databases were searched from January 1960 to April 2015. Randomised controlled trials, retrospective cohorts and prospective observational studies comparing outcomes between early surgery at 20 days or less and conservative management for infective endocarditis were analysed. RESULTS A total of 21 studies were included. OR of all-cause mortality for early surgery was 0.61 (95% CI 0.50 to 0.74, p<0.001) in unmatched groups and 0.41 (95% CI 0.31 to 0.54, p<0.001) in the propensity-matched groups (matched for baseline variables). For patients who had surgical intervention at 7 days or less, OR of all-cause mortality was 0.61 (95% CI 0.39 to 0.96, p=0.034) and in those who had surgical intervention within 8-20 days, the OR of mortality was 0.64 (95% CI 0.48 to 0.86, p=0.003) compared with conservative management. In propensity-matched groups, the OR of mortality in patients with surgical intervention at 7 days or less was 0.30 (95% CI 0.16 to 0.54, p<0.001) and in the subgroup of patients who underwent surgery between 8 and 20 days was 0.51 (95% CI 0.35 to 0.72, p<0.001). There was no significant difference in in-hospital mortality, embolisation, heart failure and recurrence of endocarditis between the overall unmatched cohorts. CONCLUSION The results of our meta-analysis suggest that early surgical intervention is associated with significantly lower risk of mortality in patients with infective endocarditis.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- School of Pharmacy & Health Professions and School of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- University of Texas Southwestern at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Almendro-Delia M, Gálvez-Acebal J, Rodríguez-Baño J. Letter by Almendro-Delia et al Regarding Article, "Association Between Surgical Indications, Operative Risk, and Clinical Outcome in Infective Endocarditis: A Prospective Study From the International Collaboration on Endocarditis". Circulation 2015; 132:e183. [PMID: 26438776 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.014804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Manuel Almendro-Delia
- Unidad Coronaria, Unidad Clínica Intercentros Área del Corazón, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain
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- Unidad Clínica Intercentros de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Unidad Clínica Intercentros de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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Biteker FS, Başaran Ö, Doğan V, Biteker M. What is the optimal timing for surgical treatment of infective endocarditis? Mayo Clin Proc 2015; 90:415. [PMID: 25744120 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2014.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Kötekli/Muğla, Turkey
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- Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Kötekli/Muğla, Turkey
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- Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Kötekli/Muğla, Turkey
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Gálvez-Acebal J, Almendro-Delia M, Rodriguez-Baño J. In reply--What is the optimal timing for surgical treatment of infective endocarditis? Mayo Clin Proc 2015; 90:415-6. [PMID: 25744119 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2014.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Revised: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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