Surgical timing in infective endocarditis complicated by intracranial hemorrhage.
Surgical timing in infective endocarditis complicated by intracranial hemorrhage.
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感染性心内膜炎并发颅内出血的手术时机。
DOI:
10.1016/j.ahj.2019.07.011
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Wasfy,JasonH
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文献类型:
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作者:
Venn,RachaelA;Ning,MingMing;Vlahakes,GusJ;Wasfy,JasonH
Given the growing incidence of infective endocarditis (IE), understanding the risks and benefits of valvular surgery is critical. This decision is particularly complex for the 1 in 10 cases complicated by intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). While guideline recommendations currently favor early surgery in general, delayed intervention of at least 4 weeks is still recommended for patients with ICH. To date, there are no randomized controlled trials that inform management of patients with an indication for surgery but concomitant ICH, and even reported observational data are rare. This paper reviews the current literature on timing of surgery with a specific focus on cases of ICH. It emphasizes a growing body of literature challenging the current paradigm that surgery within 4 weeks is associated with neurologic deterioration and high mortality rates by demonstrating favorable outcomes for patients with pre-operative ICH who undergo early valvular surgery. Based on these data, we propose a practical management algorithm to facilitate decisions on surgical timing in these complicated cases. Since more rigorous evidence may never be available, clinicians should make patient-specific surgical timing decisions that attempt to balance the competing risks of neurologic versus cardiac complications.