Patient Data
Clinical, operative, and outcome data were collected retrospectively for
all consecutive patients with aortic root replacement for active IE with
aortic root abscess between 2007 and 2017. All patients underwent
surgery at a single institution (Mount Sinai Hospital, NY) by a single
surgeon (PES) or by integrated residents/conventional fellows
(postgraduate year 5 to 8) or junior attending surgeons within 2 years
of their graduation from the training program under the supervision of
the senior surgeon. This study was approved by the Program for
Protection of Human Subjects at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount
Sinai. The approval included a waiver of informed consent.