Body Weight's Role in Infective Endocarditis Surgery.

ABSTRACT: Objective: to investigate how body mass index (BMI) affects the outcome in patients treated surgically for infective endocarditis (IE). Methods: This is a single-center observational analysis of consecutive patients treated surgically for IE. We divided the cohort into six groups, according to the WHO classification of BMI, and performed subsequent outcome analysis. Results: The patient population consisted of 17 (2.6%) underweight, 249 (38.3%) normal weight, 252 (38.8%) overweight, 83 (12.8%) class I obese, 28 (4.3%) class II obese, and 21 (3.8%) class III, or morbidly obese, patients. The median age of the entire cohort was 64.5 [52.5-73.6] years. While only 168 (25.9%) patients were female, women significantly more often exhibited extremes in regards to BMI, includi

SUBMITTER: Elderia A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11508204 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature