Quantifying infective endocarditis risk in patients with predisposing cardiac conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

There are scant comparative data quantifying the risk of infective endocarditis (IE) and associated mortality in individuals with predisposing cardiac conditions.

Methods and results

English hospital admissions for conditions associated with increased IE risk were followed for 5 years to quantify subsequent IE admissions. The 5-year risk of IE or dying during an IE admission was calculated for each condition and compared with the entire English population as a control. Infective endocarditis incidence in the English population was 36.2/million/year. In comparison, patients with a previous history of IE had the highest risk of recurrence or dying during an IE admission [odds ratio (OR) 266 and 215, respectively]. These risks were also high in patients with prosthetic val

SUBMITTER: Thornhill MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6927904 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature