Recurrent substance use and reoperative valve surgery for acute infective endocarditis
Reoperation for infective endocarditis is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. For patients with recurrent substance use, initial reoperative surgery did not independently impact outcomes, but multiple reoperations did. These data can inform surgical decision making when approaching recurrent endocarditis due to recurrent substance use.
Authors
- Goya V. Raikar
- Vinay Badhwar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7916-3544)
- Nathan Kister
- Nestor F. Dans
- Ali Darehzereshki
- James Hunter Mehaffey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0612-7737)
- Stanley B. Wolfe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0600-8180)
- Luigi Lagazzi
- Hakam Rajjoub
- Lawrence M. Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4920-7980)
Institutions
- West Virginia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JTCVS Open
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2025.03.013
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute