title: [Possibilities of cardiac surgery in the treatment of active valvular infectious endocarditis].
abstract: The results of surgical treatment of 142 patients with active valvular infectious endocarditis are reviewed. Hospital mortality was 15.5% (22 patients died). Follow-up covered 6 months to 14 years (with an average of 3.5 years) in 108 patients. Ten (9.3%) patients died over this period, and 11 (10.2%) showed indifferent or poor results of surgery. Within 5 years, total survival rate was 74.4%, including hospital mortality, and good late results were seen in 76.8% of the discharged patients. Surgical treatment of active valvular infectious endocarditis is shown to be a fairly effective method and should be used on a larger scale in clinical practice.
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Tsukerman
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Dubrovskiĭ
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Zhadovskaia
authors.forename: I I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Mokachev
authors.forename: Iu N
authors.initials: IuN
authors.lastname: Iaroshinskiĭ
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Vozmozhnosti kardiokhirurgii v lechenii aktivnogo klapannogo infektsionnogo éndokardita.