Key result
Surgical treatment of infective valve endocarditis in children with congenital heart disease resulted in 0 operative deaths and 100% freedom from recurrent infection at 1 and 3 years.
Why the study?
What are the outcomes of surgical treatment for infective valve endocarditis in children with congenital heart disease?
Population
7 consecutive children with congenital heart disease who underwent surgery for infective valve endocarditis…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
up to 3 years
Authors
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Supports surgical valve repair in this rare pediatric population; leaves open need for multicenter data on durability and generalizability.
Observational (n=7)
What are the outcomes of surgical treatment for infective valve endocarditis in children with congenital heart disease?
Surgical repair of mitral and tricuspid valves in children with infective endocarditis and congenital heart disease can be performed with low mortality and good intermediate-term outcomes.
Karacı et al. (2011) conducted an observational in Infective valve endocarditis in children with congenital heart disease (n=7). Surgical treatment was evaluated on Operative deaths. Surgical treatment of infective valve endocarditis in children with congenital heart disease resulted in 0 operative deaths and 100% freedom from recurrent infection at 1 and 3 years.
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