ABC | Volume 114, Nº3, March 2020

Short Editorial Martins & Lamas Prognostic scores for surgical infective endocarditis Arq Bras Cardiol. 2020; 114(3):525-529 Table 1 – Variables included in prognostic scores for cardiac surgery (Euroscore I and II and STS-IE) Variables EuroScore I EuroScore II STS-IE Score Age Gender Weight Height Body Mass Index Diabetes Mellitus Chronic Pulmonary Disease Extracardiac arteriopathy Peripheral Arterial Disease Neurological Dysfunction Low Mobility Previous cardiac surgery Number of previous surgeries Previous valvar surgery Renal failure under conservative treatment Renal Failure under Hemodialysis Serum Creatinine / Creatinine Clearance Arrythmia Systemic Arterial Hypertension Active infective endocarditis Immunosuppressive therapy Recent myocardial infarction Cardiogenic shock Inotropic use Intra-aortic balloon NYHA (New York Heart Association) Classification Non-coronary surgery Unstable Angina (CCS IV) Preoperative Critical State Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Resuscitation Urgency Procedure Intervention weight: Single non-coronary procedure 2 Procedures 3 Procedures Septal rupture after myocardial infarction 526