Native infective endocarditis: Which determinants of outcome remain after surgical treatment?

Surgical therapy of native infective endocarditis is still considered as a particular challenge, due to remaining morbidity and mortality up to 20%. Further risk analysis and characterization of clinical features is of great importance for further improvement of surgical results. The aim of this retrospective study was a risk analysis concerning clinical features of the pre–, intra– and postoperative period.