Evaluation of results of IVID endocarditis cardiac surgery in mashhad medical scince, a cohort study

Infective endocarditis refers to an infectious disease that often affects the heart valves (whether natural or artificial). Unfortunately, there are few studies on the epidemiology of infective endocarditis in Iran. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of infective endocarditis in terms of demographic characteristics of clinical symptoms, underlying diseases and outcomes. Methods & Materials This study was a retrospective-prospective cohort study, which was done descriptively on patients with endocarditis. Accordingly, the information of patients in two hospitals of Imam Reza and Ghaem was followed and recorded in the checklist. The information was included in the field information as well as information about the patients' illness was entered in the statistical software and was evaluated descriptively. Results In our study we observed that of 19 patients evaluated in this study, 17 cases (89.5%) were males and 2 patients (10.5%) were females. We also observed that only 2 patients (10.5%) had heart attack after surgery, 4 (21.1%) patients had recurrent endocarditis after surgery, and 3 patients (15.8%) needed re-surgery due to other diseases and total mobility rates were positive in 9 patients. Conclusion Based on the results observed in this study, the high mortality rate of patients after endocarditis indicates the importance of attention to these patients. Accordingly, consideration of the clinical features of these patients can lead to better management of patients and promote their prognosis.