In this multicenter study, the authors aimed to review patients undergoing surgical intervention for infective endocarditis caused by Cutibacterium acnes and analyze the diagnostic challenges and operative results.
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Endocarditis
December 26, 2024
Variety and innovation were abundant in this year’s cardiac surgery clinical videos. The most popular videos focused on a range of cardiac procedures, from tips and tricks for cardiopulmonary bypass to the world’s first robotic heart transplant. Read on for a glance at each procedure and check out the full CTSNet catalog of cardiac surgical videos.
December 19, 2024
In this study, the authors aimed to externally validate EuroSCORE I and II in patients surgically treated for infective endocarditis. Furthermore, the authors assessed the predictive performance of both models across sex, redo surgery, age, and urgency.
September 12, 2024
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.
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.