… Prosthetic valve endocarditis was diagnosed in 122 patients admitted to our ICU between
February 1978 and June 1992. They comprised 88 men and 34 women, with a mean age of …

… were younger age and aortic valve endocarditis. The rate of prosthetic … survival is good
except for patients with preoperative neurologic complications and mitral valve endocarditis…

… valve endocarditis surgery and identify determinants of early mortality and late survival. …
, and tricuspid), PVE was one of the main factors associated with decreased overall survival. …

… in overall survival between the 219 mechanical valves re-… valve endocarditis. It is only in
the last year that we have collected information on the presence of native valve endocarditis. …

… series in native than in prosthetic valve endocarditis, probably due to the longer … valve
endocarditis, or to minor or moderate peripheral tissue destruction in prosthetic valve endocarditis. …

… valve surgery for active native valve endocarditis … valve repair for active mitral valve
endocarditis is associated with improved long-term survival and lower rates of recurrent endocarditis …

… Overall survival for the entire study cohort at 1, 3, 5, and 10 years was 80.6%, 77.8%, 71.6%,
and 66.1%, respectively. Median ventilation time was 15 hours (IQR, 9-48) and intensive …

… for endocarditis on a prosthetic mitral valve, except for a patient with recurrent mitral valve
endocarditis in … Long-term survival of patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis after combined …

… patients who underwent surgery for mitral valve endocarditis, was performed. Information on
… a better survival after mitral valve repair compared with mitral valve replacement in patients …

… long-term survival in patients who underwent operations for PVE and NVE during a 10-year
period, we found no statistically significant difference in overall survival. Early mortality was …