Changing trends in clinical characteristics and in-hospital mortality of patients with infective endocarditis over four decades

Changing trends in clinical characteristics and in-hospital mortality of patients with infective endocarditis over four decades

Background: Infective endocarditis continues to be a significant concern and may be undergoing an epidemiological transition. Methods: Were studied 1804 consecutive episodes of infective endocarditis between 1978 and 2022. The mean age was 48 ( ± 19), and 1162 (64%) patients were male. Temporal tren...

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Main Authors: Diego Augusto Medeiros Santos, Rinaldo Focaccia Siciliano, Bruno Adler Maccagnan Pinheiro Besen, Tania Mara Varejão Strabelli, Caio Trevelin Sambo, Vitor de Medeiros Milczwski, Flora Goldemberg, Flavio Tarasoutchi, Marcelo Luiz Campos Vieira, Milena Ribeiro Paixão, Danielle Menosi Gualandro, Tarso Augusto Duenhas Accorsi, Pablo Maria Alberto Pomerantzeff, Alfredo José Mansur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Subjects:
Infective endocarditis
Heart valve prosthesis implantation
Cohort studies
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034124000492

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