A 41-year-old male patient with a history of aortic and mitral valve replacements due to infective endocarditis underwent two Commando procedures to manage severe recurring infections and prosthetic valve dysfunctions, ultimately achieving a stable condition with lifelong antibiotic therapy.
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Endocarditis
September 5, 2024
The authors aimed to analyze the impact of preoperative septic cerebral embolism on early and late postoperative outcomes in patients with infective endocarditis (IE) undergoing valve surgery.
August 28, 2024
The video demonstrates a successful tricuspid valve repair using autologous pericardium to address severe tricuspid regurgitation caused by a large mass on the valve. The surgery resulted in only trivial regurgitation post-repair.
July 11, 2024
This retrospective multicentric study aimed to analyze the impact of the sequence of surgical treatment of concomitant infective endocarditis and spondylodiscitis on postoperative outcomes. Of a total of 3,991 patients with infective endocarditis, 150 patients (4.4 percent) had concomitant spondylodiscitis.
July 8, 2024
This video shows the case of a patient with aortic root endocarditis with abscesses treated with a homograft.
May 2, 2024
Some patients with infective endocarditis receive exclusively conservative antibiotic treatment due to their comorbidities and high operative risk, despite fulfilling criteria for surgical therapy.
April 2, 2024
The well-known cone procedure with detachment, displacement, and rotation of the leaflet has been designed for patients with Ebstein anomaly. However, the authors think that it may be used for any situation in which the septal and/or posterior leaflets are defective or non-functional. This video shows how the cone repair can be used successfully in an endocarditis patient where the septal cusp is completely destroyed.
March 27, 2024
Overall, 4,365 patients were diagnosed and operated on for infective endocarditis (IE) from 2000 to 2021. Long-term survival was significantly higher among patients receiving a mechanical prosthesis than those receiving a biological prosthesis (hazard ratio [HR] 0.546, 95 percent CI: 0.322-0.926, p= 0.025).
December 20, 2023
In this LACES “Experts’ Insights” interview, Dr. Michael Borger, co-chair of the recently published 2023 ESC/EACTS Endocarditis Guidelines, briefly summarizes the most important take-home messages and changes of the guidelines.
October 24, 2023
This video demonstrates the use of a Konno aortic root enlargement to deal with a complex intra-ventricular aneurysm after healed endocarditis.