Prognostic impact of cardiac surgery in left-sided infective endocarditis according to risk profile
- 11 September 2021
- Vol. 107 (24), 1987-1994
- https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2021-319661
Abstract
Objective To evaluate the prognostic impact of urgent cardiac surgery on the prognosis of left-sided infective endocarditis (LSIE) and its relationship to the basal risk of the patient and to the surgical indication. Methods 605 patients with LSIE and formal surgical indication were consecutively recruited between 2000 and 2020 among three tertiary centres: 405 underwent surgery during the active phase of the disease and 200 did not despite having indication. The prognostic impact of urgent surgery was evaluated by multivariable analysis and propensity score analysis. We studied the benefit of surgery according to baseline mortality risk defined by the ENDOVAL score and according to surgical indication. Results Surgery is an independent predictor of survival in LSIE with surgical indication both by multivariable analysis (OR 0.260, 95% CI 0.162 to 0.416) and propensity score (mortality 40% vs 66%, pConclusions Surgery during active LSIE seems to significantly reduce in-hospital mortality. The higher the risk, the higher the improvement in outcome.Keywords
Funding Information
- Gerencia Regional de Salud. Junta de Castilla y León ([GRS 1523/A/17])
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