The surgical treatment of infective endocarditis in 42 cases

Objective To investigate the diagnosis and the surgical opportunity of infective endocarditis(infective endocarditis,IE).Methods The data of 42 cases of IE treated by surgery were analyzed retrospectively from January 2001 to January 2010.The damaged valve replacement and deformity correction and vegetation removal were performed on cardiopulmonary bypass on these patients.Results Three cases were death soon after operation.Thirty-nine cases were achieved good results on the long term follow-up.Conclusion Satisfied effects could be obtained and the rate of mortality could be reduced significantly by surgery on IE patients.It was very important to grasp the timing of surgery correctly and to select the surgical approach as well as to treat correctly on IE patients in perioperative period.