Higher incidence of perivalvular abscess determines perioperative clinical outcome in patients undergoing surgery for prosthetic valve endocarditis

Higher incidence of perivalvular abscess determines perioperative clinical outcome in patients undergoing surgery for prosthetic valve endocarditis

Abstract Background Cardiac surgery for prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is associated with substantial mortality. We aimed to analyze 30-day and 1-year outcome in patients undergoing surgery for PVE and sought to identify preoperative risk factors for mortality with special regard to perivalvula...

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Main Authors: Carolyn Weber, Parwis B. Rahmanian, Melanie Nitsche, Asmae Gassa, Kaveh Eghbalzadeh, Stefanie Hamacher, Julia Merkle, Antje-Christin Deppe, Anton Sabashnikov, Elmar W. Kuhn, Oliver J. Liakopoulos, Thorsten Wahlers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Prosthetic valve endocarditis
PVE
Perivalvular infection
Perivalvular abscess
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-020-01338-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-020-01338-y

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