Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Dov Levine, Parth Patel, Yanling Zhao, Kerry Filtz, Andy Dong, Elizabeth Norton, Bradley Leshnower, Paul Kurlansky, Edward P. Chen, Hiroo Takayama
Summary: This study compared the outcomes of patients with prior aortic surgery or aortic valve replacement (AVR) who underwent reoperative aortic root replacement (ARR) for prosthetic valve endocarditis. The study found that patients with prior aortic surgery had a higher incidence of postoperative complications, but there was no significant difference in survival and reoperation rates between the two groups.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Shekhar Saha, Ralitsa Mladenova, Caroline Radner, Konstanze Maria Horke, Joscha Buech, Philipp Schnackenburg, Ahmad Ali, Sven Peterss, Gerd Juchem, Maximilian Luehr, Christian Hagl, Dominik Joskowiak
Summary: This study compares the long-term outcomes and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients undergoing surgery for infective native valve endocarditis (NVE) and prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE). The results show significant differences in various domains of HRQOL between NVE and PVE patients, as well as in comparison to healthy individuals.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Markus Malmberg, Elina Ahtela, Jussi O. T. Sipila, Jarmo Gunn, Paivi Rautava, Ville Kyto
Summary: The study shows that patients with native-valve infective endocarditis undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement have increased risks of death, ischemic stroke, and early major bleeding compared to matched patients without endocarditis. It emphasizes the importance of proactive prevention of complications such as stroke and bleeding in these patients post-operation.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
William C. Roberts, Yusuf M. Salam, Charles S. Roberts
Summary: This study presents clinical and morphologic findings in patients who underwent aortic valve replacement for active infective endocarditis limited to the aortic valve. The results reveal that infective endocarditis in tricuspid aortic valves leads to significant regurgitation, while congenital bicuspid valves patients showed calcification and stenosis prior to the infection.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Antonella Galeone, Jacopo Gardellini, Diletta Trojan, Venanzio Di Nicola, Renato Di Gaetano, Giuseppe Faggian, Giovanni Battista Luciani
Summary: This study evaluated the outcomes of patients with aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis (a-PVE) treated with different prosthetic valves (PAV, PVC, CAH). The use of CAH led to more complications and longer operation times compared to PAV, but there were no significant differences in survival, reoperation rates, or recurrence of IE. Therefore, CAH is safe and has excellent early and long-term outcomes for complex a-PVE patients.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE
(2023)
Article
Immunology
David Del Val, Mohamed Abdel-Wahab, Axel Linke, Eric Durand, Nikolaj Ihlemann, Marina Urena, Costanza Pellegrini, Francesco Giannini, Martin Landt, Vincent Auffret, Jan Malte Sinning, Asim Cheema, Luis Nombela-Franco, Chekrallah Chamandi, Francisco Campelo-Parada, Antonio Munoz-Garcia, Howard C. Herrmann, Luca Testa, Kim Won-Keun, Juan Carlos Castillo, Alberto Alperi, Didier Tchetche, Antonio Bartorelli, Samir Kapadia, Stefan Stortecky, Ignacio Amat-Santos, Harindra C. Wijeysundera, John Lisko, Enrique Gutierrez-Ibanes, Vicenc Serra, Luisa Salido, Abdullah Alkhodair, Ugolino Livi, Tarun Chakravarty, Stamatios Lerakis, Victoria Vilalta, Ander Regueiro, Rafael Romaguera, Marco Barbanti, Jean-Bernard Masson, Frederic Maes, Claudia Fiorina, Antonio Miceli, Susheel Kodali, Henrique B. Ribeiro, Jose Armando Mangione, Fabio Sandoli de Brito, Guglielmo Mario Actis Dato, Francesco Rosato, Maria-Cristina Ferreira, Valter Correa Lima, Alexandre Siciliano Colafranceschi, Alexandre Abizaid, Marcos Antonio Marino, Vinicius Esteves, Julio Andrea, Roger R. Godinho, Helene Eltchaninoff, Lars Sondergaard, Dominique Himbert, Oliver Husser, Azeem Latib, Herve Le Breton, Clement Servoz, Isaac Pascual, Saif Siddiqui, Paolo Olivares, Rosana Hernandez-Antolin, John G. Webb, Sandro Sponga, Raj Makkar, Annapoorna S. Kini, Marouane Boukhris, Norman Mangner, Lisa Crusius, David Holzhey, Josep Rodes-Cabau
Summary: The study found that while the overall incidence of infective endocarditis remained stable, the incidence of early infective endocarditis has decreased in recent years. A high proportion of patients presented with complicated endocarditis, but the rate of surgical treatment remained low.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Shinichi Fukuhara, Xiaoting Wu, Robert Hawkins, Gorav Ailawadi, Michael Deeb
Summary: This study investigated the implications of surgically managed prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). The study found that aortic root repair was less frequent in TAVR patients, but the post-TAVR setting was associated with higher mortality.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Raluca Ecaterina Haliga, Victorita Sorodoc, Bianca Codrina Morarasu, Adorata Elena Coman, Alexandr Ceasovschih, Oana Sirbu, Catalina Lionte, Cristina Bologa, Alexandra Stoica, Mihai Constantin, Gabriela Puha, Ovidiu Rusalim Petris, Minerva Codruta Badescu, Daniela Crisu, Andreea Nicoleta Catana, Ioana Bianca Haliga, Laurentiu Sorodoc
Summary: The article presents a case-based narrative review of Enterococcus faecalis double valve endocarditis involving both the aortic native and prosthetic mitral valve, discussing its clinical characteristics, treatment, and complications. It highlights the rarity of simultaneous double valve or multivalvular involvement in infective endocarditis.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
David del Val, Vassili Panagides, Carlos A. Mestres, Jose M. Miro, Josep Rodes-Cabau
Summary: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare but serious complication following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), with incidence rates similar to those reported after surgical aortic valve replacement. TAVR-IE represents a challenging scenario due to its unique clinical and microbiological profile, high incidence of complications, uncertain role of cardiac surgery, and poor prognosis. Understanding this disease and its complications is crucial for improving clinical outcomes.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Zaid M. Abdelsattar, Mohamed F. Elsisy, Hartzell Schaff, John Stulak, Kevin Greason, Alberto Pochettino, Arman Arghami, Philip Rowse, Gabor Bagameri, Vishal Khullar, Richard Daly, Sertac Cicek, Joseph Dearani, Juan Crestanello
Summary: The study compared the outcomes of mechanical valves, bioprostheses, and homografts in surgical reconstruction of the aortic root for complex endocarditis. It found that mechanical valves may have better short- and long-term outcomes, with lower operative mortality and poorer long-term survival with homografts in root replacement procedures.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
James C. Witten, Penny L. Houghtaling, Nabin K. Shrestha, Steven M. Gordon, Wael Jaber, Eugene H. Blackstone, Gost B. Pettersson
Summary: The study aimed to determine the intrinsic risk of infection of cryopreserved allograft aortic root replacements for nonendocarditis and infective endocarditis indications. Younger patient age, older donor age, earlier implant year, injection drug use, and younger age were identified as risk factors for allograft infection. The study concludes that allografts can be safely used for the treatment of invasive endocarditis of the aortic root in the modern era with low infection rates.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
James C. Witten, Emily Durbak, Penny L. Houghtaling, Shinya Unai, Eric E. Roselli, Faisal G. Bakaeen, Douglas R. Johnston, Lars G. Svensson, Wael Jaber, Eugene H. Blackstone, Gosta B. Pettersson
Summary: The study confirms the long-term acceptable hemodynamic performance and durability of aortic allografts, suggesting that concern about structural failure should not limit their use. Modifiable risk factors for structural failure include recipient hypertension, allograft size, and donor age.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ali El-Sayed Ahmad, Saad Salamate, Mohamed Amer, Abdisalan Abdullaahi, Ali Bayram, Sami Sirat, Farhad Bakhtiary
Summary: This study analyzed the experience with a modified surgical technique for extensive infective endocarditis (IE) over the past 4 years. The results showed that the modified technique can be performed in patients with extensive IE with acceptable morbidity and mortality.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Antonella Galeone, Diletta Trojan, Jacopo Gardellini, Renato di Gaetano, Giuseppe Faggian, Giovanni Battista Luciani
Summary: This study evaluated the outcomes of cryopreserved aortic homograft implantation in patients with complex infective endocarditis. The results showed that while there were risks associated with CAH transplantation, patients had satisfactory hospital survival and low rate of recurrent infection.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Tomislav Cvitkovic, Dmitry Bobylev, Alexander Horke, Murat Avsar, Philipp Beerbaum, Andreas Martens, Dietmar Boethig, Elena Petena, Marcel Gutberlet, Frerk Hinnerk Beyer, Frank Wacker, Serghei Cebotari, Axel Haverich, Jens Vogel-Claussen, Samir Sarikouch, Christoph Czerner
Summary: This study compares the hemodynamic parameters of long-valved decellularized aortic homografts and patients who underwent valve-sparing aortic root replacement with healthy controls. The results show that the hemodynamic parameters of decellularized long aortic homografts are similar to those of healthy controls and patients who underwent valve-sparing aortic root replacement 2.5 years postoperatively.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
(2022)