TY - JOUR T1 - Surgical management of infective endocarditis: 10 years experience JO - Medicina Universitaria T2 - AU - Rendón-Elías,Felipe G. AU - Del Campo Abadiano,José A. AU - Arrazolo Ortega,Luis S. AU - Castro-Medina,Mario AU - Hernández-Sánchez,Marely AU - Anaya-Medina,Gabriel AU - Fuentes-Puga,Vicente AU - Benavides-González,Mario Alberto AU - Camacho-Ortiz,Adrián AU - Gómez-Danés,Luis H. SN - 16655796 UR - https://www.elsevier.es/en-revista-medicina-universitaria-304-articulo-surgical-management-infective-endocarditis-10-X1665579612844251 AB - Introduction: Despite advances in diagnostic and treatment of infective endocarditis, it still represents one of the most difficult surgical dilemmas that a cardiac surgeon encounters. Other diseases rarely exceed the mortality and morbidity associated with endocarditis. Objective: To evaluate the surgical management of infective endocarditis and its complications, from 2000-2010 in a Mexican tertiary care hospital Material and methods: A retrospective case study. Details of 62 consecutive patients operated upon for infective endocarditis from September 2000 to December 2010 were analyzed. Results: Ten (16%) patients died at the hospital. Follow-up was complete in 51 (82%) patients. There were two late deaths (3%), three and 22 months after hospital discharge. The follow-up extended from two to 72 months and the overall survival was 95% and no cases of recurrent endocarditis. Conclusion: An early diagnosis and indication of surgical treatment prior to deterioration of the left ventricular function and generalized sepsis is the key to improve prognosis. ER -