Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Endocarditis after the Bentall procedure is a severe disease often complicated by a pseudoaneurysm or mediastinitis. Reoperation is challenging but conservative therapy is not effective. The aim of this study was to assess short- and midterm outcomes of patients reoperated on for Bentall-related endocarditis.
METHODS: Seventy-three patients with Bentall procedure-related endocarditis were recorded in the Italian registry. The mean age was 57 +/- 14 years and 92% were men; preoperative comorbidities included hypertension (45%), diabetes (12%) and renal failure (11%). The logistic EuroSCORE was 25%; the EuroSCORE II was 8%.
RESULTS: Preoperatively, 12% of the patients were in septic shock; left ventricular-aortic discontinuity was present in 63% and mitral valve involvement occurred in 12%. The most common pathogens were Staphylococcus aureus (22%) and Streptococci (14%). Reoperations after a median interval of 30months (1-221 months) included a repeat Bentall with a bioconduit (41%), a composite mechanical (33%) or biological valved conduit (19%) and a homograft (6%). In 1 patient, a heart transplant was required (1%); in 12%, a mitral valve procedure was needed. The hospital mortality rate was 15%. The postoperative course was complicated by renal failure (19%), major bleeding (14%), pulmonary failure (14%), sepsis (11%) and multiorgan failure (8%). At multivariate analysis, urgent surgery was a risk factor for early death [hazard ratio 20.5 (1.9-219)]. Survival at 5 and 8 years was 75 +/- 6% and 71 +/- 7%, with 3 cases of endocarditis relapse.
CONCLUSIONS: Surgery is effective in treating endocarditis following the Bentall procedure although it is associated with high perioperative mortality and morbidity rates. Endocarditis relapse seems to be uncommon.
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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 839-846 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2020 |
| Event | 33rd European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Annual Meeting - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 3 Oct 2019 → 5 Oct 2019 |
Keywords
- Endocarditis
- Bentall procedure
- Aortic valve
- Aortic surgery
- Aortic root
- AORTIC ROOT REPLACEMENT
- TERM-FOLLOW-UP
- PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS
- INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS
- SURGICAL-TREATMENT
- ASCENDING AORTA
- GRAFT
- MANAGEMENT
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