Valve-related factors and incidence of prosthetic valve endocarditis.

Conclusions: Based on our experience, prosthetic valve endocarditis has a high mortality. Early onset prosthetic valve endocarditis is less common but has higher mortality compared to the late onset. Mitral valve repair was less prone to develop prosthetic valve endocarditis, and valve-related factors (type and size of the valve, valve position) did not have any influence on the incidence of prosthetic valve endocarditis. PMID: 33552180 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33552180?dopt=Abstract

Source: Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - February 9, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol Source Type: research