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Surgical outcomes of infective endocarditis among intravenous drug users

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Submitted by

Mark Ferguson

Source

Source Name: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Source URL: http://www.jtcvsonline.org/article/S0022-5223(16)00432-3/fulltext

Author(s)

Joon Bum Kim, Julius I. Ejiofor, Maroun Yammine, Masahiko Ando, Janice M. Camuso, Ilan Youngster, Sandra B. Nelson, Arthur Y. Kim, Serguei I. Melnitchouk, James D. Rawn, Thomas E. MacGillivray, Lawrence H. Cohn, John G. Byrne, Thoralf M. Sundt III

Data from two institutions were evaluated for the period 2002-2014 including 436 patients affected by endocarditis, of whom 18% were current intravenous drug users (IVDUs). IVDUs had a lower risk of operative mortality but had an increased rate of valve-related complications, mostly related to higher rates of reinfection.

Commentary: http://www.jtcvsonline.org/article/S0022-5223(16)30322-1/fulltext and http://www.jtcvsonline.org/article/S0022-5223(16)30488-3/fulltext