Challenges in the surgical management of infective endocarditis

Mestres, Carlos–A.; Miró, José M.

doi:10.1007/978-3-7985-1869-8_15

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7985-1869-8_15

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Challenges in the surgical management of infective endocarditis

Carlos–A. Mestres

José M. Miró²

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Role of Echocardiogram in Decision Making for Surgery in Endocarditis

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Infective endocarditis is a serious disease that carries significant morbidity and mortality. Adequate treatment is based on a high degree of clinical suspicion, accurate microbiologic diagnosis, and high-quality imaging. Echocardiography has been shown to be a fundamental tool for diagnosis and management. Currently accepted Duke criteria include blood cultures and echocardiography. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography play a critical role in the decision-making process, especially when surgical treatment is contemplated. Because infective endocarditis is considered a medical and surgical disease, and considering that the current rate of surgery is about 50%, echocardiography has definite value in preoperative diagnosis and surgical planning, intraoperative confirmation of lesions and quality of repair or replacement before and after cardiopulmonary bypass, and postoperative assessment.

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Role of Echocardiogram in Decision Making for Surgery in Endocarditis

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