Prosthetic Valve Sweing Ring Injection by Antiboitics Can Affect the Rate of Postoperative Infective Endocarditis?

Assiut University300 enrolled

Overview

Follow-up of patients undergoing cardiac valve replacements with prosthetic valve after injection of sewing ring of prosthetic valve with aminoglycoside for prevention of infective endocarditis.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis

Interventions

AminoglycosideDRUG

injection of sewing ring of prosthetic valve with aminoglycoside

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients who need cardiac valve replacement for rheumatic or degenerative causes Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing open heart surgery for any cause other than valve replacement * patients who are younger than 20 years old. * Patients undergoing valve repair.

Locations (1)

Assiut University

Asyut, Egypt

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

number of patients diagnosed with Infective endocarditis post valve replacement

percentage of post operative clinical and echocardiographic diagnosis of infective endocarditis on prosthetic valve

Time frame: 6 months post operative

Central Contacts

Kareem A Hosny

CONTACT

01000401994 kojakkemo@gmail.com

Amr I Osman

CONTACT

01000433878 dr.amr-osman@outlook.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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