Surgical management of venous drug-induced infective endocarditis / 国际外科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To summarize the experience of surgical treatment of venous drug-induced infective endocarditis(IE). Methods The 17 cases of drug-induced IE were found to have valvular vegetations,16 patients had involvement of tricuspid valve, 1 mitral valve associated with ventrieular septal defect. Preoperative blood culture was positive in 8 patients. The operations included tricuspid valve repair (6 cases),tricuspid valve replacement(8 cases), mitral valve replacement and VSD closure(1 cases). Results All patients were alive and discharges. After follow-up of 6 months to 6 years, 1 case had severd tricuspid alve regurgitation, 1 had haemoptysis because of incorrect anticoagulation. Conclusions This study indicated surgical intervention is effective treatment of venous drug-induced infective endocarditis.