Trends in occurrence and 30-day mortality of infective endocarditis in adults: population-based registry study in Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening disease associated with significant mortality. We studied recent temporal trends and age and sex differences in the occurrence and short-term mortality of IE.

Design

Population based retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Data of IE hospital admissions in patients aged ≥18 years in Finland during 2005-2014 and 30-day all-cause mortality data were retrospectively collected from mandatory nationwide registries from 38 hospitals.

Outcomes

Trends and age and sex differences in occurrence. Thirty-day mortality.

Results

There were 2611 cases of IE during the study period (68.2% men, mean age 60 years). Female patients were significantly older than males (62.0 vs 59.0 years, p=0.0004). Total standardised

SUBMITTER: Ahtela E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6500343 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature