ArticleMicroorganisms2024
The Role of Microbes in Surgical Decision Making for Infective Endocarditis: Mitral Valve Repair or Replacement?
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- Long-Term Outcomes of Mitral Valve Repair with Limited Resection in Active Endocarditis.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Article
- Repair Versus Replacement in Mitral Valve Endocarditis Due to Methicillin-SusceptiblePathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Minimally Invasive Versus Full Sternotomy Approaches in Mitral Valve Surgery for Infective Endocarditis: A Retrospective Comparative Analysis.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Mitral valve repair and replacement in infectious endocarditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical outcome.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe benefits of mitral repair versus replacement for endocarditis are inconclusive. This study compares outcomes of patients with infective endocarditis undergoing mitral valve repair versus replacement and investigates the impact of microbial etiology.
methodsAll 251 patients undergoing mitral valve surgery for active endocarditis between 2010 and 2023 were enrolled, 180 (71.7%) replacement and 71 (28.3%) repair. To adjust for imbalances, inverse probability of treatment weighting was applied and 187 patients were obtained.
resultsThe analysis between groups, following the application of inverse probability of treatment weighting, showed no statistically significant differences across all considered outcomes. Early and late death was observed respectively in 6 (8.5%) and 11 (15.5%) patients in the repair group versus 24 (13.3%) and 45 (25.0%) in the replacement group without statistical significance (
conclusionsSurgical strategy in mitral endocarditis has no effect on major postoperative complications, mortality, or medium/long-term survival.
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