Emanuele Durante-Mangoni, Giuseppe Giuffrè, Maria Paola Ursi, Domenico Iossa, Lorenzo Bertolino, Alessandra Senese, Pia Clara Pafundi, Fabiana D'Amico, Rosina Albisinni, Rosa Zampino
INTRODUCTION: Very limited data are available on the long-term outcome of infective endocarditis (IE) and its determinants. The aim of this study was to identify the predictors of long-term mortality in patients affected by left sided IE (LSIE). METHODS: This was an historical retrospective observational study on prospectively collected data from patients with LSIE hospitalized in our Unit (January 2000-December 2017). Multiple variables relevant to history, physical examination, laboratory tests, echocardiography, comorbidities, complications and outcome were analysed by Cox regression to identify predictors of long-term mortality...
August 30, 2021: European Journal of Internal Medicine