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Surgery for infectious endocarditis

Agapito, A F ; Branco, L M ; Patrício, L ; Ferreira, M L ; Pereira, A J ; Oliveira, J A ; Araújo, V ; Vargas, J M ; Magalhães, M P ; Candido, J L

Revista portuguesa de cardiologia, 1990-09, Vol.9 (9), p.683-686 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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Title:
Surgery for infectious endocarditis
Author: Agapito, A F ; Branco, L M ; Patrício, L ; Ferreira, M L ; Pereira, A J ; Oliveira, J A ; Araújo, V ; Vargas, J M ; Magalhães, M P ; Candido, J L
Subjects: Adolescent ; Adult ; Candidiasis - mortality ; Candidiasis - surgery ; Endocarditis - microbiology ; Endocarditis - mortality ; Endocarditis - surgery ; Endocarditis, Bacterial - mortality ; Endocarditis, Bacterial - surgery ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies
Is Part Of: Revista portuguesa de cardiologia, 1990-09, Vol.9 (9), p.683-686
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Description: to assess the experience of both departments in the surgical therapy of infective endocarditis--indications and results. retrospective analysis on clinical data, surgery and follow up. patients (pts) studied in the Cardiology Department and Cardiothoracic Surgery Department of the Santa Marta Hospital in Lisbon. sequential sample of 28 patients (11 females, 17 males, mean age 39 years) submitted to surgery between 1978 and 1987 for infective endocarditis. the indications for surgery were: heart failure (15 pts), "resistant" infection (8 pts), emboli (4 pts) and "large" vegetations shown by echocardiography (2 pts). Surgical mortality -27.5%. Four patients developed periprosthetic leaks. There was an improvement in functional class of the survivals. the indications for surgery were heart failure, "resistant" infection, emboli and "large" vegetations. There was a high surgical mortality, namely in the patients with resistant infection, severe heart failure and periprosthetic leaks. In the follow up there was a net improvement of functional class. The morbidity is due to the periprosthetic leaks, which induced most of the reoperations.
Publisher: Portugal
Language: Portuguese

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Surgery for infectious endocarditis

Agapito, A F ; Branco, L M ; Patrício, L ; Ferreira, M L ; Pereira, A J ; Oliveira, J A ; Araújo, V ; Vargas, J M ; Magalhães, M P ; Candido, J L

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