Tricuspid 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