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Surgical Management: Indications, Timing and Surgical Techniques

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Endocarditis is a lethal disease; almost one third of endocarditis patients will need surgical intervention. Each individual patient with endocarditis needs to be carefully assessed for the infectious process and evaluated for valve dysfunction in order to decide when and how to operate. In this chapter, we focus on timing of surgical intervention and illustrating different surgical options for different valvular pathology. Different techniques of valve repair and choices for valve replacement are discussed. Special situation such as prosthetic valve endocarditis and endocarditis in intravenous drug users are also highlighted. Outcomes for surgical intervention for endocarditis are reviewed as well.

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    Elsayed Elmistekawy MD, Vincent Chan MD, MPH, FRCSC & Thierry Mesana MD, PhD, FRCSC

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Elmistekawy, E., Chan, V., Mesana, T. (2016). Surgical Management: Indications, Timing and Surgical Techniques. In: Chan, KL., Embil, J. (eds) Endocarditis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27784-4_8

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