Key result
Mitral valve sparing surgical reconstruction for extensive infective endocarditis resulted in a 77% early survival rate and a 26% reintervention rate over a median follow-up of 29.8 months.
Population
35 patients with extensive infective endocarditis of the aortic valve with destruction of the aortic root…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
median 29.8 months (IQR 6.4-62.9)
Authors
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May inform surgical planning for extensive aortic IE; leaves open durability and generalizability pending prospective data.
Observational (n=35)
Surgical reconstruction of extensive infective endocarditis involving the aortic-mitral continuity using a folded pericardial patch allows for native mitral valve preservation but is associated with high morbidity and mortality.
Tomšič et al. (2017) conducted an observational in Extensive infective endocarditis of the aortic root and the aortic-mitral continuity (n=35). Mitral valve sparing surgical reconstruction was evaluated on Early survival rate. Mitral valve sparing surgical reconstruction for extensive infective endocarditis resulted in a 77% early survival rate and a 26% reintervention rate over a median follow-up of 29.8 months.
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