2025
Understanding Surgical Management and Outcomes in Mitral Valve Endocarditis
Dzilic E, Niedermayer S, Burri M, Amabile A, Krane M, Vitanova K. Understanding Surgical Management and Outcomes in Mitral Valve Endocarditis. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2025, 14: 2712. PMID: 40283542, PMCID: PMC12027858, DOI: 10.3390/jcm14082712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitral valve endocarditisMitral valve repairValve endocarditisValve repairPropensity score matchingValve replacementScore matchingNative mitral valve endocarditisMitral valve replacementRetrospective cohort studyLong-term survivalConsecutive patientsSurgical outcomesValve reconstructionAbscess formationSingle-centerSurgical managementEndocarditisSurgical patientsFollow-upCohort studyPatientsTreatment assignment biasMortality rateSurvival
2024
Surgical treatment and outcomes in aortic valve endocarditis and perivalvular abscesses
Degife E, Morrison A, Mahmood S, Ragnarsson S, Amabile A, Assi R, Vallabjoyshula P, Geirsson A. Surgical treatment and outcomes in aortic valve endocarditis and perivalvular abscesses. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 29373. PMID: 39592664, PMCID: PMC11599902, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-79256-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic Root AbscessAortic valve endocarditisProsthetic valve endocarditisRoot abscessValve endocarditisPerivalvular abscessSurgical treatmentIncreased morbidityAortic valve infective endocarditisPredictors of operative mortalityActive aortic valve endocarditisFive-year survivalPresence of abscessAortocavitary fistulaeEndocarditis surgeryOperative mortalityRoot replacementInfective endocarditisCardiac surgeryPerioperative characteristicsPreoperative imagingHeart blockRepair groupEndocarditisComplex repairA Rare Case of Acute Bacterial Native Valve Endocarditis Caused by Streptococcus thoraltensis
Abid S, Stolear A, Dulgher M, Sethi S, Zarich S. A Rare Case of Acute Bacterial Native Valve Endocarditis Caused by Streptococcus thoraltensis. Cureus 2024, 16: e70934. PMID: 39502956, PMCID: PMC11537169, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.70934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNative valve endocarditisIntravenous drug useValve endocarditisRare caseHistory of intravenous drug useLost to follow-upTricuspid valve vegetationPartial clinical improvementDrug useIntravenous ceftriaxoneValve vegetationsBlood culturesChest painPulmonary embolismClinical improvementProductive coughRare pathogenAtrial flutterFollow-upClinical evaluationPatient historyExposure to animalsEndocarditisHuman pathogensPatientsHemi-Commando with aortic homograft and atrioventricular septal defect repair for recurrent triple valve endocarditis
Weininger G, Wang H, Woo Y. Hemi-Commando with aortic homograft and atrioventricular septal defect repair for recurrent triple valve endocarditis. JTCVS Techniques 2024, 27: 76-78. PMID: 39478896, PMCID: PMC11518953, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2024.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical manifestations and treatment outcomes for patients with Pseudomonas endocarditis
Shah S, Clarke L, Davis M, Topal J, Shields R. Clinical manifestations and treatment outcomes for patients with Pseudomonas endocarditis. Journal Of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2024, 79: 2017-2021. PMID: 38958234, PMCID: PMC12102595, DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkae205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPseudomonas endocarditisFirst-lineClinical outcomesShorter time to treatment initiationFactors associated with treatment failureInvestigate clinical outcomes of patientsClinical outcomes of patientsTime to treatment initiationRate of adverse effectsProsthetic valve endocarditisFirst-line therapyOrgan transplant recipientsOutcomes of patientsInvestigate clinical outcomesIntracardiac complicationsDuke criteriaMicrobiological failureDrug discontinuationValve endocarditisCombination therapyTreatment failureTransplant recipientsDay mortalityInitial treatmentClinical benefit
2021
Multimodality Imaging in the Diagnosis of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Brief Review
Eder MD, Upadhyaya K, Park J, Ringer M, Malinis M, Young BD, Sugeng L, Hur DJ. Multimodality Imaging in the Diagnosis of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Brief Review. Frontiers In Cardiovascular Medicine 2021, 8: 750573. PMID: 34988125, PMCID: PMC8720921, DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.750573.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCardiac magnetic resonance imagingInfective endocarditisF-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographyProsthetic valve endocarditisHigh mortality rateMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyValve endocarditisDuke criteriaLeukocyte scintigraphyStandard workupTreatable conditionEchocardiographic dataTomographic angiographyModality strategiesMortality rateResonance imagingEmission tomographyEndocarditisDiagnostic accuracyFurther studiesFormal guidelinesWorkupClinical vignettesDiagnosisSTratification risk analysis in OPerative management (STOP score) for drug‐induced endocarditis
Habertheuer A, Geirsson A, Gleason T, Woo J, Whitson B, Arnaoutakis GJ, Atluri P, Jassar A, Kaneko T, Kilic A, Tang PC, Schranz AJ, Bin Mahmood SU, Mori M, Sultan I. STratification risk analysis in OPerative management (STOP score) for drug‐induced endocarditis. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 36: 2442-2451. PMID: 33896038, PMCID: PMC11179684, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperative morbidityValve proceduresEmergent interventionInfective endocarditisOperative managementOdds of morbidityPredictor of morbidityPredictors of mortalityProsthetic valve endocarditisRisk stratification scoresAortic valve proceduresMultivariate logistic regressionMulti-institutional databaseActive endocarditisMultivalve diseaseMultivalve proceduresRenal failureValve endocarditisStratification scoresSignificant morbidityPermanent pacemakerLung diseaseOpioid epidemicCausative organismMorbidity
2020
Drug use associated tricuspid valve infective endocarditis in pregnancy
Lin D, Mullan CW, Deshmukh U, Bahtiyar MO, Hosier H, Lipkind H, Abdel‐Razeq S, Ranjan S, Lancaster G, Pietras C. Drug use associated tricuspid valve infective endocarditis in pregnancy. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2020, 35: 2392-2395. PMID: 32720414, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug useTricuspid valve infective endocarditisWeeks 6 days' gestationAppropriate intravenous antibioticsTricuspid valve endocarditisLife-threatening complicationsIntravenous drug useNeonatal critical careIntravenous antibioticsCesarean deliveryPerioperative periodValve endocarditisCardiac surgeryInfective endocarditisCritical careDays gestationPatient managementPregnant femalesEndocarditisMultidisciplinary collaborationPatientsGestationComplicationsPregnancySurgery
2019
Native valve endocarditis caused by ErysipelothrixRhusiopathiae: presenting with refractory heart failure and requiring surgical valve replacement—report on a rare zoonosis
Altibi A, Khalid M, Kak V, Patel B. Native valve endocarditis caused by ErysipelothrixRhusiopathiae: presenting with refractory heart failure and requiring surgical valve replacement—report on a rare zoonosis. BMJ Case Reports 2019, 12: e230891. PMID: 31862813, PMCID: PMC6936573, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-230891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute aortic regurgitationInitiation of antimicrobial treatmentNative valve endocarditisLack of feverAcute aortic regurgitationRefractory heart failureSurgical valve replacementValve endocarditisAortic regurgitationValve replacementMale patientsCutaneous manifestationsGram-positive bacillusDifferential diagnosisHeart failureClinical dataAntimicrobial treatmentCutaneous lesionsSystemic infectionBacteraemiaMedical managementClinical meritRare zoonosisOccupational exposureClinical setting
2018
Isolated Tricuspid Valvectomy: A Series of cases with Intravenous Drug Abuse Associated Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis
Bin Mahmood SU, Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Mori M, Elefteriades JA, Bonde P, Geirsson A, Yun JJ. Isolated Tricuspid Valvectomy: A Series of cases with Intravenous Drug Abuse Associated Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis. The Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgeon 2018, 67: 631-636. PMID: 30296813, DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1672173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsCardiac Surgical ProceduresEndocarditis, BacterialFemaleHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRecovery of FunctionRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSubstance Abuse, IntravenousTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTricuspid ValveYoung AdultConceptsTricuspid valve endocarditisTricuspid valvectomyValve endocarditisComorbid conditionsPatient comorbid conditionsMid-term survivalIntravenous drug useSubstance abuse managementSeries of casesTV repairTV replacementActive endocarditisRecurrent endocarditisValve replacementSurgical managementInstitution experienceCardiac surgeonsEndocarditisDrug useValvectomyAddiction managementAddiction treatmentDrug addictionPatientsPivotal roleComparable perioperative outcomes and mid-term survival in prosthetic valve endocarditis and native valve endocarditis
Mori M, Shioda K, Tiako MJ, Bin Mahmood SU, Mangi AA, Yun JJ, Darr U, Pang PYK, Geirsson A. Comparable perioperative outcomes and mid-term survival in prosthetic valve endocarditis and native valve endocarditis. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2018, 54: 1067-1072. PMID: 29726931, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProsthetic valve endocarditisMid-term survivalNative valve endocarditisTertiary care hospitalKaplan-Meier analysisValve endocarditisOperative mortalityPerioperative outcomesCardiac surgeryCare hospitalOperative outcomesDiagnosis of PVESingle-institutional retrospective reviewCox proportional hazards analysisCox proportional hazards modelCenter case volumeComparable perioperative outcomesMid-term mortalityHigh-risk surgeryProportional hazards analysisMultivariable logistic regressionHazard of deathComplex patient populationLarge observational studiesComposite eventsTricuspid valve endocarditis in the era of the opioid epidemic
Wallen TJ, Szeto W, Williams M, Atluri P, Arnaoutakis G, Fults M, Sultan I, Desai N, Acker M, Vallabhajosyula P. Tricuspid valve endocarditis in the era of the opioid epidemic. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2018, 33: 260-264. PMID: 29663522, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.13600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTricuspid valve endocarditisOpioid epidemicTricuspid endocarditisValve endocarditisRight heart endocarditisThirty-day mortalityTricuspid valve replacementCommon causative agentIndex hospitalizationRenal failureValve replacementSurgical volumeInstitutional experienceCommon isolatesExclusion criteriaEndocarditisAverage agePatientsStudy periodCausative agentStaphylococcus aureusEpidemicFivefold increaseReoperationHospitalization
2016
An Approach to Improve the Negative Predictive Value and Clinical Utility of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Suspected Native Valve Infective Endocarditis
Sivak JA, Vora AN, Navar AM, Schulte PJ, Crowley AL, Kisslo J, Corey GR, Liao L, Wang A, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z. An Approach to Improve the Negative Predictive Value and Clinical Utility of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Suspected Native Valve Infective Endocarditis. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2016, 29: 315-322. PMID: 26850679, PMCID: PMC6052444, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2015.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitial transthoracic echocardiographyNative valve infective endocarditisTransthoracic echocardiographyTransesophageal echocardiographyNegative predictive valueInfective endocarditisPredictive valueNegative resultsNegative findingsNative valve endocarditisValve endocarditisClinical suspicionIntermediate riskSingle institutionTransthoracic approachCurrent guidelinesTransthoracic studyDiagnostic characteristicsRetrospective analysisClinical utilityPatientsEndocarditisEchocardiographyDiagnostic performanceGold standard
2003
Complicated Left-Sided Native Valve Endocarditis in Adults: Risk Classification for Mortality
Hasbun R, Vikram HR, Barakat LA, Buenconsejo J, Quagliarello VJ. Complicated Left-Sided Native Valve Endocarditis in Adults: Risk Classification for Mortality. JAMA 2003, 289: 1933-1940. PMID: 12697795, DOI: 10.1001/jama.289.15.1933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft-sided native valve endocarditisNative valve endocarditisPrognostic classification systemsValve endocarditisValidation cohortRetrospective observational cohort studyObservational cohort studyBaseline featuresEstimation of prognosisCause mortalityCohort studyDerivation cohortSignificant morbidityClassification systemPrognostic severityConnecticut hospitalsMAIN OUTCOMESimilar riskEndocarditisMortality rateMortalityCohortPatientsRisk classificationAdults
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