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Graversen PL, Hadji-Turdeghal K, Møller JE, Bruun NE, Laghmoch H, Jensen AD, Petersen JK, Bundgaard H, Iversen K, Povlsen JA, Moser C, Smerup M, Jensen HS, Søgaard P, Helweg-Larsen J, Faurholt-Jepsen D, Østergaard L, Køber L, Fosbøl EL. NatIonal Danish endocarditis stUdieS - Design and objectives of the NIDUS registry. Am Heart J 2024; 268:80-93. [PMID: 38056547 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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AIMS The NatIonal Danish endocarditis stUdieS (NIDUS) registry aims to investigate the mechanisms contributing to the increasing incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) and to discover risk factors associated to the course, treatment and clinical outcomes of the disease. METHODS The NIDUS registry was created to investigate a nationwide unselected group of patients hospitalized for IE. The National Danish healthcare registries have been queried for validated IE diagnosis codes (International Classification of Disease, 10th edition [ICD-10]: DI33, DI38, and DI398). Subsequently, a team of 28 healthcare professionals, including experts in endocarditis, will systematically review and evaluate all identified patient records using the modified Duke Criteria and the 2015 European Society of Cardiology modified diagnostic criteria. The registry will contain all cases with definite or possible IE found in primary data sources in Denmark between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2021. We will gather individual patient data, such as clinical, microbiological, and echocardiographic characteristics, treatment regimens, and clinical outcomes. A digital data collection form will be used to the gathering of data. A sample of approximately 4,300 individual patients will be evaluated using primary data sources. CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES The NIDUS registry will be the first comprehensive nationwide IE registry, contributing critical knowledge about the course, treatment, and clinical outcomes of the disease. Additionally, it will significantly aid in identifying areas in which future research is needed.
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- Peter L Graversen
- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Research Unit of Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Emergency Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Liaqat W, Palaiodimos L, Li W, Karamanis D, Tahir A, Tzoumas A, Nagraj S, Tiwari N, Grushko M, Kokkinidis D, Gashi E, Leider J, Coyle C, Faillace RT. Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of infective endocarditis: a single-center retrospective study in the Bronx, New York. Infection 2022; 50:1349-1361. [PMID: 35614176 DOI: 10.1007/s15010-022-01846-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE There is paucity of data on the epidemiological, microbiological, and clinical characteristics of patients admitted with infective endocarditis (IE) in the Bronx, New York. PATIENT AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective study at Jacobi Medical Center, a tertiary care hospital in the Bronx. All adult patients who were hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of new-onset IE between January 1st, 2010 and September 30th, 2020 were included. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. A logistic regression model was used to identify baseline variables associated with in-hospital mortality. RESULTS 182 patients were included in this analysis (female sex: 38.5%, median age: 54 years). 46 patients (25.3%) reported intravenous drug use. 153 patients (84.1%) had positive blood cultures. Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) was the most common isolated pathogen (45.1% of monomicrobial IE). Nearly half of the cases secondary to S. aureus were methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (34/69). 164 patients (90.1%) were diagnosed with native valve IE. The mitral valve was involved in 32.4% of patients followed by the aortic valve (19.8%). The in-hospital mortality was 18.1%. The mortality was higher in the cohort 2010-2015 compared to the cohort 2016-2020 (22.1% vs 14.6%). Increasing age, MRSA IE, and active malignancy were the only variables found to have significant association with in-hospital death. CONCLUSION S. aureus was the most common causative agent and MRSA accounted for about half of the S. aureus IE cases. The incidence of IE in patients with intravenous drug use increased over time, while the median age decreased. The in-hospital death rate was higher in 2010-2015 compared to 2016-2020.
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- Wasla Liaqat
- Department of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, 1400 Pelham Parkway South, 3N1, Suite B, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, 1400 Pelham Parkway South, 3N1, Suite B, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA.
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, 1400 Pelham Parkway South, 3N1, Suite B, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, 1400 Pelham Parkway South, 3N1, Suite B, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
- Department of Health Informatics, Rutgers School of Health Professions, Newark, NJ, USA
- Department of Economics, University of Peiraeus, Attica, Greece
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- Department of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, 1400 Pelham Parkway South, 3N1, Suite B, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, 1400 Pelham Parkway South, 3N1, Suite B, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, 1400 Pelham Parkway South, 3N1, Suite B, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, 1400 Pelham Parkway South, 3N1, Suite B, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, 1400 Pelham Parkway South, 3N1, Suite B, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, 1400 Pelham Parkway South, 3N1, Suite B, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, 1400 Pelham Parkway South, 3N1, Suite B, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, 1400 Pelham Parkway South, 3N1, Suite B, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Østergaard L, Voldstedlund M, Bruun NE, Bundgaard H, Iversen K, Køber N, Christensen JJ, Rosenvinge FS, Jarløv JO, Moser C, Andersen CØ, Coia J, Marmolin ES, Søgaard KK, Lemming L, Køber L, Fosbøl EL. Temporal Changes, Patient Characteristics, and Mortality, According to Microbiological Cause of Infective Endocarditis: A Nationwide Study. J Am Heart Assoc 2022; 11:e025801. [PMID: 35946455 PMCID: PMC9496298 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.025801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Background Monitoring of microbiological cause of infective endocarditis (IE) remains key in the understanding of IE; however, data from large, unselected cohorts are sparse. We aimed to examine temporal changes, patient characteristics, and in‐hospital and long‐term mortality, according to microbiological cause in patients with IE from 2010 to 2017. Methods and Results Linking Danish nationwide registries, we identified all patients with first‐time IE. In‐hospital and long‐term mortality rates were assessed according to microbiological cause and compared using multivariable adjusted logistic regression analysis and Cox proportional hazard analysis, respectively. A total of 4123 patients were included. Staphylococcus aureus was the most frequent cause (28.1%), followed by Streptococcus species (26.0%), Enterococcus species (15.5%), coagulase‐negative staphylococci (6.2%), and “other microbiological causes” (5.3%). Blood culture–negative IE was registered in 18.9%. The proportion of blood culture–negative IE declined during the study period, whereas no significant changes were seen for any microbiological cause. Patients with Enterococcus species were older and more often had a prosthetic heart valve compared with other causes. For Streptococcus species IE, in‐hospital and long‐term mortality (median follow‐up, 2.3 years) were 11.1% and 58.5%, respectively. Compared with Streptococcus species IE, the following causes were associated with a higher in‐hospital mortality: S aureus IE (odds ratio [OR], 3.48 [95% CI, 2.74–4.42]), Enterococcus species IE (OR, 1.48 [95% CI, 1.11–1.97]), coagulase‐negative staphylococci IE (OR, 1.79 [95% CI, 1.21–2.65]), “other microbiological cause” (OR, 1.47 [95% CI, 0.95–2.27]), and blood culture–negative IE (OR, 1.99 [95% CI, 1.52–2.61]); and the following causes were associated with higher mortality following discharge (median follow‐up, 2.9 years): S aureus IE (hazard ratio [HR], 1.39 [95% CI, 1.19–1.62]), Enterococcus species IE (HR, 1.31 [95% CI, 1.11–1.54]), coagulase‐negative staphylococci IE (HR, 1.07 [95% CI, 0.85–1.36]), “other microbiological cause” (HR, 1.45 [95% CI, 1.13–1.85]), and blood culture–negative IE (HR, 1.05 [95% CI, 0.89–1.25]). Conclusions This nationwide study showed that S aureus was the most frequent microbiological cause of IE, followed by Streptococcus species and Enterococcus species. Patients with S aureus IE had the highest in‐hospital mortality.
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- Lauge Østergaard
- The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark.,Department of Cardiology Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology Zealand University Hospital Roskilde Denmark.,Department of Cardiology Herlev-Gentofte Hospital University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark.,Clinical Institutes Copenhagen and Aalborg University Denmark
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- The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology Herlev-Gentofte Hospital University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- The Regional Department of Clinical Microbiology Zealand University Hospital Køge and Institute of Clinical Medicine University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology Odense University Hospital and Research Unit of Clinical Microbiology University of Southern Denmark Odense Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology Herlev-Gentofte Hospital University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark.,Department of Immunology and Microbiology University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology Esbjerg Hospital Esbjerg Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology Aalborg University Hospital Aalborg Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine Aalborg University Aalborg Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology Aarhus University Hospital Aarhus Denmark
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- The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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Infective Endocarditis in People Who Inject Drugs: Report from the Italian Registry of Infective Endocarditis. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11144082. [PMID: 35887843 PMCID: PMC9319987 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11144082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Intravenous drug use is a predisposing condition for infective endocarditis (IE). We report the clinical features of IE, taken from the Italian Registry of IE, in people who inject drugs (PWIDs). The registry prospectively collected epidemiological, clinical, in-hospital, and follow-up data on patients with IE from 17 Italian centers. A total of 677 patients were enrolled, and 61 (9%) were intravenous drug users (IDUs). Most PWIDs were male (78.6%), and aged between 41 and 50 years old (50%). The most frequent comorbidities were HIV (34.4%) and chronic liver disease (32%). Predisposing factors for IE were present in 6.5% of the patients, and 10% had minor valvular abnormalities. IE had occurred previously in 16.4% of the patients, and 50% of them had undergone heart surgery. Overall mortality was 9.8% in IDUs and 20% in patients with recurrent IE. IE in PWIDs mostly affected the native valves (90%). The echocardiographic diagnosis of IE was based on the detection of vegetation in 91.82% of cases. Staphylococcus aureus was the main microorganism isolated (70%) from blood cultures. Thirty patients (49%) underwent heart surgery: thirteen had aortic valves, eleven had mitral valves, and six had tricuspid valve interventions. IE in PWIDs was relatively common, and patients with native valve right-sided IE had a better prognosis, with a low rate of surgical interventions.
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Schwartz FA, Nielsen L, Struve Andersen J, Bock M, Christophersen L, Sunnerhagen T, Lerche CJ, Bay L, Bundgaard H, Høiby N, Moser C. Dynamics of a Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis simulation model. APMIS 2022; 130:515-523. [PMID: 35460117 PMCID: PMC9545761 DOI: 10.1111/apm.13231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious infection of the inner surface of heart, resulting from minor lesions in the endocardium. The damage induces a healing reaction, which leads to recruitment of fibrin and immune cells. This sterile healing vegetation can be colonized during temporary bacteremia, inducing IE. We have previously established a novel in vitro IE model using a simulated IE vegetation (IEV) model produced from whole venous blood, on which we achieved stable bacterial colonization after 24 h. The bacteria were organized in biofilm aggregates and displayed increased tolerance toward antibiotics. In this current study, we aimed at further characterizing the time course of biofilm formation and the impact on antibiotic tolerance development. We found that a Staphylococcus aureus reference strain, as well as three clinical IE isolates formed biofilms on the IEV after 6 h. When treatment was initiated immediately after infection, the antibiotic effect was significantly higher than when treatment was started after the biofilm was allowed to mature. We could follow the biofilm development microscopically by visualizing growing bacterial aggregates on the IEV. The findings indicate that mature, antibiotic-tolerant biofilms can be formed in our model already after 6 h, accelerating the screening for optimal treatment strategies for IE.
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Technology, Faculty of Health, University College Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Technology, Faculty of Health, University College Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Section for Infection Medicine, Department of Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Microbiology, Office for Medical Services, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Costerton Biofilm Center, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Costerton Biofilm Center, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Costerton Biofilm Center, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Urina-Jassir M, Jaimes-Reyes MA, Martinez-Vernaza S, Quiroga-Vergara C, Urina-Triana M. Clinical, Microbiological, and Imaging Characteristics of Infective Endocarditis in Latin America: A Systematic Review. Int J Infect Dis 2022; 117:312-321. [PMID: 35181535 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES We aimed to describe the clinical, microbiological, and imaging characteristics of patients with infective endocarditis (IE) in studies from Latin America (LATAM). METHODS A systematic search through PubMed, EMBASE, LILACS, and SciELO from inception until February 2021 was conducted. We included observational studies that assessed adults with IE from LATAM and reported data on clinical, microbiological, or imaging characteristics. Data were independently extracted by 2 authors and the risk of bias was evaluated by study design with its respective tool. Findings were summarized using descriptive statistics. RESULTS Forty-four studies were included. Most cases were male (68.5%), had a predisposing condition including valve disease (24.3%), or had a prosthetic valve (23.4%). Clinical manifestations included fever (83.9%), malaise (63.2%), or heart murmur (57.7%). A total of 36.4% and 27.1% developed heart failure or embolism, respectively. Blood cultures were negative in 23.9% and S. aureus (18.6%) and the viridans group streptococci (17.8%) were the most common isolates. Most cases were native valve IE (67.3%) affecting mainly left-sided valves. Echocardiographic findings included vegetations (84.3%) and regurgitation (75.9%). In-hospital mortality was 25.1%. CONCLUSIONS This is the first systematic review that evaluated the characteristics of IE in LATAM patients. A lack of multicenter studies reflects the need for these studies in LATAM.
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- Manuel Urina-Jassir
- Fundación del Caribe para la Investigación Biomédica, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia. Full postal address: Carrera 50 # 80 - 216 Office 201, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia.
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- Fundación del Caribe para la Investigación Biomédica, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia. Full postal address: Carrera 50 # 80 - 216 Office 201, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia.
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- Unidad de Infectología, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá D.C., Colombia. Full postal address: Calle 41 #13-06 Piso 2, Bogotá D.C., Colombia.
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- Unidad de Infectología, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá D.C., Colombia. Full postal address: Calle 41 #13-06 Piso 2, Bogotá D.C., Colombia.
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- Fundación del Caribe para la Investigación Biomédica, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia. Full postal address: Carrera 50 # 80 - 216 Office 201, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia. Full postal address: Carrera 59 # 59 - 65, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia.
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Ngiam JN, Chew NW, Sim MY, Liong TS, Li TYW, Leow R, Sia CH, Loh PH, Wong RC, Yeo TC, Poh KK, Kong WK. Clinical and echocardiographic characteristics associated with the development of infective endocarditis in patients with significant mitral stenosis. Echocardiography 2021; 39:82-88. [PMID: 34931370 DOI: 10.1111/echo.15283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Infective endocarditis (IE) confers significant mortality and morbidity in patients with underlying mitral stenosis (MS), with both diseased native valves and after valvular procedures. PURPOSE We examined the clinical and echocardiographic parameters in association with the development of IE on patients with significant MS. METHODS A total of 478 consecutive patients with index echocardiographic diagnosis of significant mitral stenosis (mitral valve area <1.5 cm2 ) were included. Patients were grouped into those with or without IE on at least 5 years of follow-up. Baseline clinical, echocardiographic profile and clinical outcomes were compared. RESULTS IE was observed in 4.4% (n = 21) of the cohort. These patients were younger (45.3 ± 14.6 vs. 53.2 ± 15.5 years, p = 0.022) at the time of MS diagnosis. NT-proBNP was higher in patients who developed IE (13529 ± 12230 vs. 4381 ± 5875 pg/ml, p < 0.001), with larger left atrial diameter (54.4 ± 10.1 vs. 49.9 ± 9.5 mm, p = 0.040) and elevated pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP, 62.3 ± 17.2 vs. 47.2 ± 16.5 mmHg, p = 0.026). There was no significant difference in terms of MS severity, other concomitant valvulopathies, or etiology (rheumatic or degenerative) of MS. Patients who smoked had higher incidence of IE (33.3% vs. 14.2%, log-rank 7.27, p = 0.007). After adjusting for age, valve procedure and PASP, patients who smoked remained at elevated risk of IE (adjusted hazards ratio 2.99, 95% confidence interval 1.18-7.56, p = 0.021). CONCLUSION IE occurs in a proportion of patients with MS. Smoking, younger age of diagnosis of MS as well as dilated left atria with elevated PASP may be associated with an elevated risk of this complication.
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- Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, National University, Health System Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, National University Health System Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, National University Health System Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, National University Health System Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Van Camp G, Beles M, Penicka M, Schelfaut D, Wouters S, De Raedt H, Wyffels E, Spapen J, Nasser R, Balogh Z, Albano M, De Beenhouwer H, Van Vaerenbergh K, Van Praet F, Degrieck I, Stockman B, Casselman F, Collet C. Importance of In-Hospital Prospective Registry and Infectious Endocarditis Heart Team to Monitor and Improve Quality of Care in Patients with Infectious Endocarditis. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10173832. [PMID: 34501278 PMCID: PMC8432016 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10173832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Aim: To investigate the value of prospective in-hospital registry data and the impact of an infectious endocarditis heart team approach (IEHT) on improvement in quality of care and monitor outcomes in hospitalized patients with IE. Methods: Between December 2014 and the end of 2019, 160 patients were hospitalized in one centre with the definite diagnosis of infectious endocarditis (IE) and entered in a prospective registry. From 2017, an IEHT was introduced. Propensity score matching was used to assess the impact of an IEHT approach on clinical outcomes. Results: Median age was 72.5 y (62.75–80.00), diabetes was present in 33.1%, chronic kidney disease in 27.5%, COPD in 17.5%, and a history of ischaemic heart disease in 30.6%. Prosthetic valve IE was observed in 43.8% and device-related IE in 16.9% of patients. Staphylococcus (37.5%) was the most frequent pathogen followed by streptococcus (24.4%) and enterococcus (23.1%). Overall, 30-day and 1-year mortality were 19.4% and 37.5%, respectively. The introduction of prospective data collection and IE heart team was associated with a trend towards reduction of adjusted 1-year mortality (26.5% IEHT vs. 41.2% controls, p = 0.0699). An IEHT clinical decision-making approach was independently associated with a shorter length of stay (p = 0.04). Conclusions: Use of a prospective registry of IE coupled with a heart team approach was associated with more efficient patient management and a trend towards lower mortality. Prospective data collection and dedicated IEHT have the potential to improve patient care and clinical outcomes.
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- Guy Van Camp
- Cardiovascular Center, OLV Aalst, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst, Belgium; (M.B.); (M.P.); (D.S.); (S.W.); (H.D.R.); (E.W.); (J.S.); (R.N.); (C.C.)
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- Cardiovascular Center, OLV Aalst, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst, Belgium; (M.B.); (M.P.); (D.S.); (S.W.); (H.D.R.); (E.W.); (J.S.); (R.N.); (C.C.)
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- Cardiovascular Center, OLV Aalst, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst, Belgium; (M.B.); (M.P.); (D.S.); (S.W.); (H.D.R.); (E.W.); (J.S.); (R.N.); (C.C.)
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- Cardiovascular Center, OLV Aalst, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst, Belgium; (M.B.); (M.P.); (D.S.); (S.W.); (H.D.R.); (E.W.); (J.S.); (R.N.); (C.C.)
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- Cardiovascular Center, OLV Aalst, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst, Belgium; (M.B.); (M.P.); (D.S.); (S.W.); (H.D.R.); (E.W.); (J.S.); (R.N.); (C.C.)
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- Cardiovascular Center, OLV Aalst, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst, Belgium; (M.B.); (M.P.); (D.S.); (S.W.); (H.D.R.); (E.W.); (J.S.); (R.N.); (C.C.)
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- Cardiovascular Center, OLV Aalst, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst, Belgium; (M.B.); (M.P.); (D.S.); (S.W.); (H.D.R.); (E.W.); (J.S.); (R.N.); (C.C.)
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- Cardiovascular Center, OLV Aalst, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst, Belgium; (M.B.); (M.P.); (D.S.); (S.W.); (H.D.R.); (E.W.); (J.S.); (R.N.); (C.C.)
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- Cardiovascular Center, OLV Aalst, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst, Belgium; (M.B.); (M.P.); (D.S.); (S.W.); (H.D.R.); (E.W.); (J.S.); (R.N.); (C.C.)
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- Gottsegen Gyorgy National Institute of Cardilogy, Haller u. 29, 1096 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Cardiology Unit, S. Maria Nuova Hospital, Via Amendola 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy;
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- Department of Microbiology, OLV Aalst, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst, Belgium; (H.D.B.); (K.V.V.)
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- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, OLV Aalst, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst, Belgium; (F.V.P.); (I.D.); (B.S.); (F.C.)
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- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, OLV Aalst, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst, Belgium; (F.V.P.); (I.D.); (B.S.); (F.C.)
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- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, OLV Aalst, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst, Belgium; (F.V.P.); (I.D.); (B.S.); (F.C.)
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- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, OLV Aalst, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst, Belgium; (F.V.P.); (I.D.); (B.S.); (F.C.)
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- Cardiovascular Center, OLV Aalst, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst, Belgium; (M.B.); (M.P.); (D.S.); (S.W.); (H.D.R.); (E.W.); (J.S.); (R.N.); (C.C.)
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Fernández-Hidalgo N, Escolà-Vergé L, Pericàs JM. Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis: what's next? Future Microbiol 2021; 15:349-364. [PMID: 32286105 DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2019-0247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis (EFIE) is a complex entity in rapid evolution. Although largely relevant findings from recent studies have advanced the knowledge on EFIE and led to some changes in clinical guidelines, there are still a number of gaps to be filled. Coordinated, international, multicenter efforts are needed to obtain quality data that rend the health systems and scientific community prepared enough to understand and handle this infection. In this Perspective, some of the most relevant aspects concerning the epidemiology, clinical presentation and outcomes, diagnostic approaches and antibiotic therapy of EFIE are addressed. Also, several potential future clinical developments in the field are discussed.
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- Núria Fernández-Hidalgo
- Servei de Malalties Infeccioses, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI), Madrid, Spain.,Vall d'Hebron Institute for Research (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Malalties Infeccioses, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI), Madrid, Spain.,Vall d'Hebron Institute for Research (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain
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- Infectious Disease Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Vall d'Hebron Institute for Research (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain
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The emergence of Staphylococcus aureus as the primary cause of cardiac device-related infective endocarditis. Infection 2021; 49:999-1006. [PMID: 34089482 DOI: 10.1007/s15010-021-01634-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Increasing use of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIED), as permanent pacemakers (PPM), implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), or cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), is associated with the emergence of CIED-related infective endocarditis (CIED-IE). We aimed to characterize CIED-IE profile, temporal trends, and prognostic factors. METHODS CIED-IE diagnosed at Rennes University Hospital during years 1992-2017 were identified through computerized database, and included if they presented all of the following: (1) clinical signs of infection; (2) microbiological documentation through blood and/or CIED lead cultures; (3) lead or valve vegetation, or definite IE according to Duke criteria. Data were retrospectively extracted from medical charts. The cohort was categorized in three periods: 1992-1999, 2000-2008, and 2009-2017. RESULTS We included 199 patients (51 women, 148 men, median age 73 years [interquartile range, 64-79]), with CIED-IE: 158 PPMs (79%), 24 ICD (12%), and 17 CRT (9%). Main pathogens were coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS: n = 86, 43%), Staphylococcus aureus (n = 60, 30%), and other Gram-positive cocci (n = 28, 14%). Temporal trends were remarkable for the decline in CoNS (P = 0.002), and the emergence of S. aureus as the primary cause of CIED-IE (24/63 in 2009-2017, 38%). Factors independently associated with one-year mortality were chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD: hazard ratio 3.84 [1.03-6.02], P = 0.03), left-sided endocarditis (HR 2.25 [1.09-4.65], P = 0.03), pathogens other than CoNS (HR 3.16 [1.19-8.39], P = 0.02), and CIED removal/reimplantation (HR 0.41 [0.20-0.83], P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS S. aureus has emerged as the primary cause of CIED-IE. Left-sided endocarditis, COPD, pathogens other than CoNS, and no CIED removal/reimplantation are independent risk factors for one-year mortality.
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Del Giudice C, Vaia E, Liccardo D, Marzano F, Valletta A, Spagnuolo G, Ferrara N, Rengo C, Cannavo A, Rengo G. Infective Endocarditis: A Focus on Oral Microbiota. Microorganisms 2021; 9:1218. [PMID: 34199916 PMCID: PMC8227130 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9061218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Infective endocarditis (IE) is an inflammatory disease usually caused by bacteria entering the bloodstream and settling in the heart lining valves or blood vessels. Despite modern antimicrobial and surgical treatments, IE continues to cause substantial morbidity and mortality. Thus, primary prevention and enhanced diagnosis remain the most important strategies to fight this disease. In this regard, it is worth noting that for over 50 years, oral microbiota has been considered one of the significant risk factors for IE. Indeed, among the disparate recommendations from the American heart association and the European Society of Cardiology, there are good oral hygiene and prophylaxis for high-risk patients undergoing dental procedures. Thus, significant interest has grown in the role of oral microbiota and it continues to be a subject of research interest, especially if we consider that antimicrobial treatments can generate drug-resistant mutant bacteria, becoming a severe social problem. This review will describe the current knowledge about the relationship between oral microbiota, dental procedures, and IE. Further, it will discuss current methods used to prevent IE cases that originate from oral pathogens and how these should be focused on improving oral hygiene, which remains the significant persuasible way to prevent bacteremia and systemic disorders.
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- Carmela Del Giudice
- Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy; (C.D.G.); (E.V.); (A.V.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy; (C.D.G.); (E.V.); (A.V.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Medicine Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy; (D.L.); (N.F.); (G.R.)
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy; (C.D.G.); (E.V.); (A.V.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy; (C.D.G.); (E.V.); (A.V.); (G.S.)
- Institute of Dentistry, I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119435 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Medicine Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy; (D.L.); (N.F.); (G.R.)
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici ICS-Maugeri, 82037 Telese Terme, Italy
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- Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Materials, School of Dental Medicine, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy;
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Medicine Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy; (D.L.); (N.F.); (G.R.)
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Medicine Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy; (D.L.); (N.F.); (G.R.)
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici ICS-Maugeri, 82037 Telese Terme, Italy
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DeSimone DC, Lahr BD, Anavekar NS, Sohail MR, Tleyjeh IM, Wilson WR, Baddour LM. Temporal Trends of Infective Endocarditis in Olmsted County, Minnesota, Between 1970 and 2018: A Population-Based Analysis. Open Forum Infect Dis 2021; 8:ofab038. [PMID: 33728357 PMCID: PMC7944350 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background A population-based study of infective endocarditis (IE) in Olmsted County, Minnesota, provides a unique opportunity to define temporal and seasonal variations in IE incidence over an extended time period. Methods This was a population-based review of all adults (≥18 years) residing in Olmsted County, Minnesota, with definite or possible IE using the Rochester Epidemiology Project from January 1, 1970, through December 31, 2018. Poisson regression was used to characterize the trends in IE incidence; models were fitted with age, sex, calendar time, and season, allowing for nonlinearity and nonadditivity of their effects. Results Overall, 269 cases of IE were identified over a 49-year study period. The median age of IE cases was 67.2 years, and 33.8% were female. The overall age- and sex-adjusted incidence of IE was 7.9 cases per 100 000 person-years (95% CI, 7.0-8.9), with corresponding rates of 2.4, 2.4, 0.9, and 0.7 per 100 000 person-years for Staphylococcus aureus, viridans group streptococci (VGS), Enterococcus species, and coagulase-negative staphylococci IE, respectively. Temporal trends varied by age, sex, and season, but on average IE incidence increased over time (P = .021). Enterococcal IE increased the most (P = .018), while S. aureus IE appeared to increase but mostly in the winter months (P = .018). Between 1996 and 2018, the incidence of VGS IE was relatively stable, with no statistically significant difference in the trends before and after the 2007 AHA IE prevention guidelines. Conclusions Overall, IE incidence, and specifically enterococcal IE, increased over time, while S. aureus IE was seasonally dependent. There was no statistically significant difference in VGS IE incidence in the periods before and after publication of the 2007 AHA IE prevention guidelines.
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- Daniel C DeSimone
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Section of Infectious Diseases, King Fahd Medical City, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Ramos-Martínez A, Pericàs JM, Fernández-Cruz A, Muñoz P, Valerio M, Kestler M, Montejo M, Fariñas MC, Sousa D, Domínguez F, Ojeda-Burgos G, Plata A, Vidal L, Miró JM. Four weeks versus six weeks of ampicillin plus ceftriaxone in Enterococcus faecalis native valve endocarditis: A prospective cohort study. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0237011. [PMID: 32745091 PMCID: PMC7398509 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis (EFIE) is a severe disease of increasing incidence. The objective was to analyze whether the outcome of patients with native valve EFIE (NVEFIE) treated with a short course of ampicillin plus ceftriaxone (4wAC) was similar to patients treated according to international guidelines (6wAC). Between January 2008 and June 2018, 1,978 consecutive patients with definite native valve IE were prospectively included in a national registry. Outcomes of patients with NVEFIE treated with 4wAC were compared to those of patients who received 6wAC. Three hundred and twenty-two patients (16.3%) had NVEFIE. One hundred and eighty-three (56.8%) received AC. Thirty-nine patients (21.3%) were treated with 4wAC for four weeks and 70 patients (38.3%) with 6wAC. There were no differences in age or comorbidity. Patients treated 6wAC presented a longer duration of symptoms before diagnosis (21 days, IQR 7-60 days vs. 7 days, IQR 1-22 days; p = 0.002). Six patients presented perivalvular abscess and all of these received 6wAC. Surgery was performed on 14 patients (35.9%) 4wAC and 34 patients (48.6%) 6wAC (p = 0.201). In-hospital mortality, one-year mortality and relapses among 4wAC and 6wAC patients were 10.3% vs. 11.4% (p = 0.851); 17.9% vs. 21.4% (p = 0.682) and 5.1% vs. 4.3% (p = 0.833), respectively. In conclusion, a four-week course of AC may be considered as an alternative regimen in NVEFIE, notably in patients with shorter duration of symptoms and those without perivalvular abscess. These results support the performance of a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of this short regimen.
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- Antonio Ramos-Martínez
- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Majadahonda, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Puerta de Hierro-Segovia de Arana (IDIPHISA), Madrid, Spain
- * E-mail: (ARM); (JMM)
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- Dirección Clínica Territorial de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida Fundació Dr. Pifarré, Lleida, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Majadahonda, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología Clínica y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias-CIBERES (CB06/06/0058), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología Clínica y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología Clínica y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Cruces, Bilbao, Spain
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- Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain
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- Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Complejo Hospitalario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
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- Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Regional de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital Clinic-IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- * E-mail: (ARM); (JMM)
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Wu Z, Chen Y, Xiao T, Niu T, Shi Q, Xiao Y. Epidemiology and risk factors of infective endocarditis in a tertiary hospital in China from 2007 to 2016. BMC Infect Dis 2020; 20:428. [PMID: 32552765 PMCID: PMC7301995 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05153-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background To explore the trends in epidemiology and the risk factors related to the prognosis of infective endocarditis in a tertiary hospital over the past ten years. Methods A retrospective cohort study was performed. A total of 407 consecutive patients who were admitted with infective endocarditis were included. The clinical characteristics and the risk factors related to the prognosis of infective endocarditis during this period were analyzed. Results A total of 407 patients with infective endocarditis were included, the average age was 48 ± 16 years old with an increasing trend and in-hospital mortality rate was 10.6% and one-year mortality rate was 11.3%. Among patients with underlying heart disease, congenital heart disease was the most common (25.8%), followed by rheumatic heart disease (17.0%) which showed a decreased trend during this period (P < 0.001). There were 222(54.5%) patients with positive blood cultures results and Streptococci (24.6%) was the main pathogens with an increasing trend. There were 403 patients (99%) with surgical indications, but only 235 patients (57.7%) received surgical treatment. Hemodialysis (P = 0.041, OR = 4.697, 95% CI 1.068–20.665), pulmonary hypertension (P = 0.001, OR = 5.308, 95% CI 2.034–13.852), Pitt score ≥ 4 (P < 0.001, OR = 28.594, 95% CI 5.561–148.173) and vegetation length>30 mm (P = 0.011, OR = 13.754, 95% CI 1.832–103.250) were independent risk factors for in-hospital mortality. Conclusions There were no significant changes in the overall incidence of infective endocarditis, but the clinical features of infective endocarditis had slightly changed during the past ten years. Streptococci infective endocarditis was still the predominant. Patients with hemodialysis, pulmonary hypertension, Pitt score ≥ 4 and vegetation length>30 mm had an worse in-hospital outcome.
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- Zhenzhu Wu
- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.,The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children' Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Martí-Carvajal AJ, Dayer M, Conterno LO, Gonzalez Garay AG, Martí-Amarista CE. A comparison of different antibiotic regimens for the treatment of infective endocarditis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020; 5:CD009880. [PMID: 32407558 PMCID: PMC7527143 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd009880.pub3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Infective endocarditis is a microbial infection of the endocardial surface of the heart. Antibiotics are the cornerstone of treatment, but due to the differences in presentation, populations affected, and the wide variety of micro-organisms that can be responsible, their use is not standardised. This is an update of a review previously published in 2016. OBJECTIVES To assess the existing evidence about the clinical benefits and harms of different antibiotics regimens used to treat people with infective endocarditis. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, Embase Classic and Embase, LILACS, CINAHL, and the Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science on 6 January 2020. We also searched three trials registers and handsearched the reference lists of included papers. We applied no language restrictions. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the effects of antibiotic regimens for treating definitive infective endocarditis diagnosed according to modified Duke's criteria. We considered all-cause mortality, cure rates, and adverse events as the primary outcomes. We excluded people with possible infective endocarditis and pregnant women. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently performed study selection, 'Risk of bias' assessment, and data extraction in duplicate. We constructed 'Summary of findings' tables and used GRADE methodology to assess the quality of the evidence. We described the included studies narratively. MAIN RESULTS Six small RCTs involving 1143 allocated/632 analysed participants met the inclusion criteria of this first update. The included trials had a high risk of bias. Three trials were sponsored by drug companies. Due to heterogeneity in outcome definitions and different antibiotics used data could not be pooled. The included trials compared miscellaneous antibiotic schedules having uncertain effects for all of the prespecified outcomes in this review. Evidence was either low or very low quality due to high risk of bias and very low number of events and small sample size. The results for all-cause mortality were as follows: one trial compared quinolone (levofloxacin) plus standard treatment (antistaphylococcal penicillin (cloxacillin or dicloxacillin), aminoglycoside (tobramycin or netilmicin), and rifampicin) versus standard treatment alone and reported 8/31 (26%) with levofloxacin plus standard treatment versus 9/39 (23%) with standard treatment alone; risk ratio (RR) 1.12, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.49 to 2.56. One trial compared fosfomycin plus imipenem 3/4 (75%) versus vancomycin 0/4 (0%) (RR 7.00, 95% CI 0.47 to 103.27), and one trial compared partial oral treatment 7/201 (3.5%) versus conventional intravenous treatment 13/199 (6.53%) (RR 0.53, 95% CI 0.22 to 1.31). The results for rates of cure with or without surgery were as follows: one trial compared daptomycin versus low-dose gentamicin plus an antistaphylococcal penicillin (nafcillin, oxacillin, or flucloxacillin) or vancomycin and reported 9/28 (32.1%) with daptomycin versus 9/25 (36%) with low-dose gentamicin plus antistaphylococcal penicillin or vancomycin; RR 0.89, 95% CI 0.42 to 1.89. One trial compared glycopeptide (vancomycin or teicoplanin) plus gentamicin with cloxacillin plus gentamicin (13/23 (56%) versus 11/11 (100%); RR 0.59, 95% CI 0.40 to 0.85). One trial compared ceftriaxone plus gentamicin versus ceftriaxone alone (15/34 (44%) versus 21/33 (64%); RR 0.69, 95% CI 0.44 to 1.10), and one trial compared fosfomycin plus imipenem versus vancomycin (1/4 (25%) versus 2/4 (50%); RR 0.50, 95% CI 0.07 to 3.55). The included trials reported adverse events, the need for cardiac surgical interventions, and rates of uncontrolled infection, congestive heart failure, relapse of endocarditis, and septic emboli, and found no conclusive differences between groups (very low-quality evidence). No trials assessed quality of life. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS This first update confirms the findings of the original version of the review. Limited and low to very low-quality evidence suggests that the comparative effects of different antibiotic regimens in terms of cure rates or other relevant clinical outcomes are uncertain. The conclusions of this updated Cochrane Review were based on few RCTs with a high risk of bias. Accordingly, current evidence does not support or reject any regimen of antibiotic therapy for the treatment of infective endocarditis.
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- Arturo J Martí-Carvajal
- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud Eugenio Espejo, Universidad UTE (Cochrane Ecuador), Quito, Ecuador
- School of Medicine, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Cochrane Madrid), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust, Taunton, UK
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- Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases Division, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
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Chipigina NS, Karpova NY, Anichkov DA, Kondratieva TB. Infectious Endocarditis in the Elderly – Comparative Study of Clinical Features, Course and Outcomes. RATIONAL PHARMACOTHERAPY IN CARDIOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.20996/1819-6446-2020-03-02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In the context of the increased incidence of infectious endocarditis (IE) in the elderly, an assessment of clinical features of IE in elderly patients is still controversial.Aim. To study the clinical features and outcomes of IE in patients aged ≥65 years.Material and methods. А comparative assessment of risk factors, etiology, clinical manifestations, outcomes was performed in 75 IE patients ≥65 years old and in 356 IE patients <65 years old.Results. In patients ≥65 years old IE was more often associated with previous medical care (odds ratio [OR]=14.9; 95% confidence interval [95%CI] 8.6;25.9), infections and tumors of the genitourinary system or tumors of the gastrointestinal tract (OR=12.6; 95%CI 6.4;24.6); there were more concomitant oncological diseases (OR=66.2; 95%CI 19.3;226.8), diabetes mellitus (OR=9.9; 95%CI 4.5;22.1), chronic kidney disease (OR=27.0; 95%CI 13.6;53.3). In patients ≥65 years old compared with non-drug users IE patients <65 years old (n=266), the incidence of enterococcal IE was higher (OR=3.3; 95%CI 1.4;7.9); the timing of IE diagnosis was longer – 60 (37;152) vs 30 (20;110) days (p<0.05); cardiac surgery was performed less often (8% vs 24.8%; p<0.05); in-hospital mortality was almost two-fold higher. However, with the exclusion from the mortality rate assessment of postmortem diagnosed IE cases in-hospital mortality in patients ≥65 years old and patients <65 years old did not differ significantly (14.8% vs 12.2% in non-drug users <65 years old and 14.9% in drug-users IE).Conclusion. Late diagnosis of IE and comorbidity, which limits the possibility of cardiac surgery, are the most important prognostic unfavorable features of IE in the elderly.
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- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
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Cecchi E, Chirillo F, Moreo A, Graziosi M, De Michele L, Faggiano P, Mattioli R, Polizzi V, Labanti G, Benedetto FA, Colonna P. Practical implementation of the Endocarditis Team in 'functional' reference centres: the Italian hospital network experience and recommendations of the Italian Society of Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Imaging. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2019; 20:414-418. [PMID: 31593558 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000000810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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: The 2015 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis recommend the use of a multidisciplinary team in the care of patients with infective endocarditis. A standardized collaborative approach should be implemented in centres with immediate access to different imaging techniques, cardiac surgery and health professionals from several specialties. This position paper has been produced by the Task Force for Management of Infective Endocarditis of Italian Society of Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Imaging (SIECVI) with the aim of providing recommendations for the implementation of the Endocarditis Team within the Italian hospital network. On the basis of the Italian hospital network with many cardiology facilities encompassing a total of 405 intensive cardiac care units (ICCUs) across the country, 224 (3.68 per million inhabitants) of which have on-site 24-h PCI capability, but with relatively few centres equipped with cardiac surgery and nuclear medicine, in the present article, the SIECVI Task Force for Management of Infective Endocarditis develops the idea of a network where 'functional' reference centres act as a link with the periphery and with 'structural' reference centres. A number of minimum characteristics are provided for these 'functional' reference centres. Outcome and cost analysis of implementing an Endocarditis Team with functional referral is expected to be derived from ongoing Italian and European registries.
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- Enrico Cecchi
- Cardiology Department, Hospital Maria Vittoria, Turin
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital 'San Bassiano' Bassano del Grappa (Vicenza)
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital 'Bianchi Melacrino Morelli' Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital Policlinico Consorziale, Bari
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Infective endocarditis and diabetes mellitus: Results from a single-center study from 1994 to 2017. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0223710. [PMID: 31738753 PMCID: PMC6860434 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background To evaluate the prognostic impact of diabetes mellitus (DM) in patients with Infective Endocarditis (IE). Methods and results 375 patients with diagnosis of IE referred to our Hospital between 1994–2017 were retrospectively included; diabetes was reported in 129 (34.4%). Diabetic patients were older than non-diabetic (66±1 vs. 57±2 years, p<0.001) and showed a higher prevalence of comorbidities such as hypertension (75 vs. 54%, p<0.001), coronary artery disease (30 vs. 12%, p<0.001) and history of heart failure (HF; 24 vs. 13%, p = 0.021). Echocardiography showed a higher incidence of paravalvular complications (82 vs. 64%, p<0.001) and a lower left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF; 52±11 vs. 55±10%, p = 0.001) in diabetic than in non-diabetic patients. In-hospital mortality was higher in diabetic patients (83 vs. 74%; p = 0.030). At logistic regression, history of HF (OR = 3.1, 95%CI: 1.87–5.29, p<0.001) resulted an independent predictor of in-hospital death. At long-term follow-up [median 24(7–84) months], the Kaplan-Meier analysis showed a significantly lower survival free from all-cause death in the group with diabetes (Log-rank<0.001). At the propensity score adjusted Cox multivariable analysis, DM (HR = 1.76, 95%CI: 1.18–2.6, p = 0.005), age (HR = 1.03, 95%CI: 1.02–1.05, p<0.001), intravenous drug users (HR = 5.42, 95%CI: 2.55–11.51, p<0.001) and low LVEF (HR = 0.98, 95%CI: 0.96–0.99, p = 0.013) were independently associated to a higher mortality. Conclusion In patients with IE, DM is associated to a higher prevalence of anatomic complications and a more impaired LVEF. Diabetic patients show a significantly lower survival both in hospital and during follow-up compared to the non-diabetic ones.
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Armiñanzas C, Fariñas-Alvarez C, Zarauza J, Muñoz P, González Ramallo V, Martínez Sellés M, Miró Meda JM, Pericás JM, Goenaga MÁ, Ojeda Burgos G, Rodríguez Álvarez R, Castelo Corral L, Gálvez-Acebal J, Martínez Marcos FJ, Fariñas MC, Fernández Sánchez F, Noureddine M, Rosas G, de la Torre Lima J, Aramendi J, Bereciartua E, Blanco MJ, Blanco R, Boado MV, Campaña Lázaro M, Crespo A, Goikoetxea J, Iruretagoyena JR, Irurzun Zuazabal J, López-Soria L, Montejo M, Nieto J, Rodrigo D, Rodríguez D, Rodríguez R, Vitoria Y, Voces R, García López MV, Georgieva RI, Ojeda G, Rodríguez Bailón I, Ruiz Morales J, Cuende AM, Echeverría T, Fuerte A, Gaminde E, Goenaga MÁ, Idígoras P, Iribarren JA, Izaguirre Yarza A, Kortajarena Urkola X, Reviejo C, Carrasco R, Climent V, Llamas P, Merino E, Plazas J, Reus S, Álvarez N, Bravo-Ferrer JM, Castelo L, Cuenca J, Llinares P, Miguez Rey E, Rodríguez Mayo M, Sánchez E, Sousa Regueiro D, Martínez FJ, Alonso MDM, Castro B, García Rosado D, Durán MDC, Miguel Gómez MA, Lacalzada J, Nassar I, Plata Ciezar A, Reguera Iglesias JM, Asensi Álvarez V, Costas C, de la Hera J, Fernández Suárez J, Iglesias Fraile L, León Arguero V, López Menéndez J, Mencia Bajo P, Morales C, Moreno Torrico A, Palomo C, Paya Martínez B, Rodríguez Esteban Á, Rodríguez García R, Telenti Asensio M, Almela M, Ambrosioni J, Azqueta M, Brunet M, Bodro M, Cartañá R, Falces C, Fita G, Fuster D, García de la Mària C, Hernández-Meneses M, Llopis Pérez J, Marco F, Miró JM, Moreno A, Nicolás D, Ninot S, Quintana E, Paré C, Pereda D, Pericás JM, Pomar JL, Ramírez J, Rovira I, Sandoval E, Sitges M, Soy D, Téllez A, Tolosana JM, Vidal B, Vila J, Adán I, Bermejo J, Bouza E, Celemín D, Cuerpo Caballero G, Delgado Montero A, Fernández Cruz A, García Mansilla A, García Leoni ME, González Ramallo V, Kestler Hernández M, Hualde AM, Marín M, Martínez-Sellés M, Menárguez MC, Muñoz P, Rincón C, Rodríguez-Abella H, Rodríguez-Créixems M, Pinilla B, Pinto Á, Valerio M, Vázquez P, Verde Moreno E, Antorrena I, Loeches B, Martín Quirós A, Moreno M, Ramírez U, Rial Bastón V, Romero M, Saldaña A, Agüero Balbín J, Amado C, Armiñanzas Castillo C, Arnaiz García A, Cobo Belaustegui M, Fariñas MC, Fariñas-Álvarez C, Gómez Izquierdo R, García I, González-Rico C, Gutiérrez-Cuadra M, Gutiérrez Díez J, Pajarón M, Parra JA, Sarralde A, Teira R, Zarauza J, Domínguez F, García Pavía P, González J, Orden B, Ramos A, Centella T, Hermida JM, Moya JL, Martín-Dávila P, Navas E, Oliva E, Del Río A, Ruiz S, Hidalgo Tenorio C, Almendro Delia M, Araji O, Barquero JM, Calvo Jambrina R, de Cueto M, Gálvez Acebal J, Méndez I, Morales I, López-Cortés LE, de Alarcón A, García E, Haro JL, Lepe JA, López F, Luque R, Alonso LJ, Azcárate P, Azcona Gutiérrez JM, Blanco JR, García-Álvarez L, Oteo JA, Sanz M, de Benito N, Gurguí M, Pacho C, Pericas R, Pons G, Álvarez M, Fernández AL, Martínez A, Prieto A, Regueiro B, Tijeira E, Vega M, Canut Blasco A, Cordo Mollar J, Gainzarain Arana JC, García Uriarte O, Martín López A, Ortiz de Zárate Z, Urturi Matos JA, García Domínguez G, Sánchez-Porto A, Arribas Leal JM, García Vázquez E, Hernández Torres A, Blázquez A, de la Morena Valenzuela G, Alonso Á, Aramburu J, Calvo FE, Moreno Rodríguez A, Tarabini-Castellani P, Heredero Gálvez E, Maicas Bellido C, Largo Pau J, Sepúlveda MA, Toledano Sierra P, Iqbal-Mirza SZ, Cascales Alcolea E, Egea Serrano P, Hernández Roca JJ, Keituqwa Yañez I, Peláez Ballesta A, Soriano V, Moreno Escobar E, Peña Monje A, Sánchez Cabrera V, Vinuesa García D, Arrizabalaga Asenjo M, Cifuentes Luna C, Núñez Morcillo J, Pérez Seco MC, Villoslada Gelabert A, Aured Guallar C, Fernández Abad N, García Mangas P, Matamala Adell M, Palacián Ruiz MP, Porres JC, Alcaraz Vidal B, Cobos Trigueros N, Del Amor Espín MJ, Giner Caro JA, Jiménez Sánchez R, Jimeno Almazán A, Ortín Freire A, Viqueira González M, Pericás Ramis P, Ribas Blanco MÁ, Ruiz de Gopegui Bordes E, Vidal Bonet L, Bellón Munera MC, Escribano Garaizabal E, Tercero Martínez A, Segura Luque JC. Role of age and comorbidities in mortality of patients with infective endocarditis. Eur J Intern Med 2019; 64:63-71. [PMID: 30904433 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2019.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2018] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to analyse the characteristics of patients with IE in three groups of age and to assess the ability of age and the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) to predict mortality. METHODS Prospective cohort study of all patients with IE included in the GAMES Spanish database between 2008 and 2015.Patients were stratified into three age groups:<65 years,65 to 80 years,and ≥ 80 years.The area under the receiver-operating characteristic (AUROC) curve was calculated to quantify the diagnostic accuracy of the CCI to predict mortality risk. RESULTS A total of 3120 patients with IE (1327 < 65 years;1291 65-80 years;502 ≥ 80 years) were enrolled.Fever and heart failure were the most common presentations of IE, with no differences among age groups.Patients ≥80 years who underwent surgery were significantly lower compared with other age groups (14.3%,65 years; 20.5%,65-79 years; 31.3%,≥80 years). In-hospital mortality was lower in the <65-year group (20.3%,<65 years;30.1%,65-79 years;34.7%,≥80 years;p < 0.001) as well as 1-year mortality (3.2%, <65 years; 5.5%, 65-80 years;7.6%,≥80 years; p = 0.003).Independent predictors of mortality were age ≥ 80 years (hazard ratio [HR]:2.78;95% confidence interval [CI]:2.32-3.34), CCI ≥ 3 (HR:1.62; 95% CI:1.39-1.88),and non-performed surgery (HR:1.64;95% CI:11.16-1.58).When the three age groups were compared,the AUROC curve for CCI was significantly larger for patients aged <65 years(p < 0.001) for both in-hospital and 1-year mortality. CONCLUSION There were no differences in the clinical presentation of IE between the groups. Age ≥ 80 years, high comorbidity (measured by CCI),and non-performance of surgery were independent predictors of mortality in patients with IE.CCI could help to identify those patients with IE and surgical indication who present a lower risk of in-hospital and 1-year mortality after surgery, especially in the <65-year group.
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- Carlos Armiñanzas
- Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, University of Cantabria, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain.
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- Division of Health Care Quality, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain.
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- Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain.
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- Servicio de Microbiología Clínica y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias-CIBERES (CB06/06/0058), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
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- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospitalización a Domicilio, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Universidad Europea, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
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- Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Clinic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona-IDIBAPS. Barcelona, Spain.
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- Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Donosti, San Sebastián, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario de Cruces, Bilbao, Universidad del País Vasco, País Vasco, Spain.
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- Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Complejo Hospitalario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- JUnidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, IBIS, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.
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- Maria Carmen Fariñas, Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.
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- Hospital Universitario Donostia-Policlínica Gipuzkoa, San Sebastián, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Donostia-Policlínica Gipuzkoa, San Sebastián, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Donostia-Policlínica Gipuzkoa, San Sebastián, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Donostia-Policlínica Gipuzkoa, San Sebastián, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Donostia-Policlínica Gipuzkoa, San Sebastián, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Donostia-Policlínica Gipuzkoa, San Sebastián, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Central Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Central Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain
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- Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca Murcia, Spain
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Cecchi E, Ciccone G, Chirillo F, Imazio M, Cecconi M, Del Ponte S, Moreo A, Faggiano P, Cialfi A, Squeri A, Enia F, Forno D, De Rosa FG, Rinaldi M, Castiglione A. Mortality and timing of surgery in the left-sided infective endocarditis: an Italian multicentre study. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2019; 26:602-609. [PMID: 29272391 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivx394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Observational studies on early surgery in infective endocarditis have conflicting results. This study aims to compare the treatment strategies for early surgery (within 2 weeks of diagnosis) and late surgery/medical therapy in terms of survival among patients with the left-sided infective endocarditis. METHODS This study included patients with the left-sided infective endocarditis registered between 2006 and 2010 in the Italian Registry of Infective Endocarditis (RIEI). A Cox proportional hazards model was used to estimate the effect of these treatment strategies on overall survival and included sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with treatment, risk factors for mortality and early surgery as a time-dependent covariate to avoid indication and immortal time biases. RESULTS Among the 502 patients included, 184 (36.7%) underwent early surgery. Of the remaining 318 patients, 138 underwent late surgery. The early surgery group had fewer patients with comorbidities and with enterococcus as the causative microorganism, but this group had more complicated cardiac conditions. No difference in mortality risk was estimated between the treatment groups including early surgery as time-dependent variables (adjusted hazard ratio = 0.95, 95% confidence interval 0.55-1.63), while a distorted and overestimated beneficial effect of surgery was estimated considering surgery as a non-time-dependent variable (adjusted hazard ratio 0.41, 95% confidence interval 0.25-0.70). CONCLUSIONS Our study did not confirm a better overall survival in patients undergoing early surgery. However, even with the use of statistical techniques to control biases, we could not draw definitive conclusions that early surgery is not beneficial. Our results need to be assessed by randomized trials before any changes in clinical practice can be recommended.
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- Enrico Cecchi
- Department of Cardiology, Maria Vittoria Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino and CPO Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Ca' Foncello Hospital, Treviso, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Maria Vittoria Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiologiche Mediche e Chirurgiche Azienda, Ospedaliera Universitaria, Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento Cardio, Nefro-Polmonare, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Cervello Hospital, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Maria Vittoria Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin; Infectious Diseases at Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Molinette Hospital, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino and CPO Piemonte, Torino, Italy
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99mTc-HMPAO-labeled leukocyte SPECT/CT and transthoracic echocardiography diagnostic value in infective endocarditis. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2018; 35:749-758. [PMID: 30382475 PMCID: PMC6482119 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-018-1487-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening disease, establishing a diagnosis is often challenging. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate and compare the diagnostic performance of the combined use of single photon emission tomography and computed tomography with technetium99m-hexamethylpropyleneamineoxime—labeled leukocytes (99mTc-HMPAO-SPECT/CT) with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in patients with suspected IE. We enrolled 40 consecutive patients (12 females, 28 males, mean age: 58.6 ± 18) with suspected IE in the years 2015–2016. All patients underwent clinical evaluation, TTE and 99mTc-HMPAO-SPECT/CT for the assessment of lesions typical for IE. Scans were evaluated for the presence and location of increased radioactivity foci, corresponding to the accumulation of radiolabeled leukocytes in inflammatory lesions. After 6 months, the patients were re-evaluated clinically and with TTE. Final IE diagnosis was established in 14 (35%) patients. Lesions typical for IE were shown in 28 (70%) TTEs and 16 (40%) 99mTc-HMPAO-SPECT/CTs. The latter tests were characterized by 90% accuracy, 93% sensitivity, 88% specificity, 96% negative predictive value (NPV), 81% positive predictive value (PPV). TTE demonstrated 60% accuracy, 93% sensitivity, 42% specificity, 92% NPV, and 46% PPV. 99mTc-HMPAO-SPECT/CT was characterized by a lower number of false-positive results compared to TTE (3 vs. 15). In patients with suspected IE, 99mTc-HMPAO-SPECT/CT yields a smaller number of false-positive results, significantly higher diagnostic accuracy, specificity and PPV than TTE. It helps to differentiate IE infectious and sterile echocardiographic lesions and reduces by 27% the number of misdiagnosed IE classified in the ‘possible IE’ category by modified Duke Criteria.
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Østergaard L, Mogensen UM, Bundgaard JS, Dahl A, Wang A, Torp-Pedersen C, Gislason G, Køber L, Køber N, Dejgaard TF, Frandsen CS, Fosbøl EL. Duration and complications of diabetes mellitus and the associated risk of infective endocarditis. Int J Cardiol 2018; 278:280-284. [PMID: 30291010 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.09.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2018] [Revised: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Long duration of diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with an increased risk of infection, however no studies have yet focused on the duration of DM and the associated risk of infective endocarditis (IE). METHODS Patients with DM were identified through the Danish Prescription Registry, 1996-2015. Duration of DM was split in follow-up periods of: 0-5 years, 5-10 years, 10-15 years, and >15 years. Multivariable adjusted Poisson regression was used to calculate incidence rate ratios (IRR) according to study groups. DM late-stage complications and the associated risk of IE were investigated as time-varying covariates using the validated Diabetes Complications Severity Index (DCSI). RESULTS We included 299,551 patients with DM. In patients with DM duration of 0-5 years, 5-10 years, 10-15 years, and >15 years, the incidence rates of IE were 0.24, 0.33, 0.58, and 0.96 cases of IE/1000 person years, respectively. Patients with DM duration 5-10 years, 10-15 years, and >15 years were associated with a higher risk of IE with an IRR of 1.24 (95% CI: 1.02-1.51), 1.92 (95% CI: 1.52-2.43) and 3.05 (95% CI: 2.11-4.40), respectively, compared with DM duration 0-5 years. Patients with a DCSI score of 2, 3 and >3 were associated with a higher risk of IE compared with patients with a DCSI score of 0, IRR = 1.78 (95% CI: 1.34-2.36), IRR = 2.34 (95% CI: 1.73-3.16), and IRR = 2.59 (95% CI: 1.92-3.48), respectively. CONCLUSION This study shows a stepwise increase in the risk of IE with DM duration and severity independent of age and known comorbidity.
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- Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Department of Cardiology, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States of America
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- Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark; Unit of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Research, The Danish Heart Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Bonzi M, Cernuschi G, Solbiati M, Giusti G, Montano N, Ceriani E. Diagnostic accuracy of transthoracic echocardiography to identify native valve infective endocarditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Intern Emerg Med 2018; 13:937-946. [PMID: 29546685 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-018-1831-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious and potentially life-threatening disease, and accurate diagnosis is essential. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the diagnostic accuracy of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) as the reference standard, in patients with suspected IE of the native valves. We performed a systematic search in MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane Library searching for studies that enrolled adult patients with suspected native valves IE where data about both TTE and TEE could be extracted. We included 11 studies, for a total of 2209 patients. The overall sensitivity, specificity, negative and positive likelihood ratios (LR) of TTE are 0.71 (95% CI 0.56-0.82), 0.80 (95% CI 0.58-0.92), 0.37 (95% CI 0.20-0.68) and 3.56 (95% CI 1.3-9.72), respectively. The subgroup analyses of the studies considering different cut-off levels show that the strict negative criteria (i.e., managing indeterminate results as positive) have the highest sensitivity and the lowest LR-. On the contrary, when managing indeterminate results as negative (standard criteria), the specificity and LR+ are the highest. We observed no differences between the studies performed with older and more recent technologies. In conclusion, our study results support the use of a negative TTE as a single rule-out test in patients with a low pre-test probability. In selected cases, the use of strict negative criteria might exclude IE in intermediate-risk patients, and a positive TTE might be considered as a single rule-in test with no need for TEE if TEE results would not change the patient's management.
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- Mattia Bonzi
- Internal Medicine Department, Ca' Granda Foundation IRCCS, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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- Internal Medicine Department, Ca' Granda Foundation IRCCS, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Department, Ca' Granda Foundation IRCCS, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Department, Ca' Granda Foundation IRCCS, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Department, Ca' Granda Foundation IRCCS, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Taradin GG, Vatutin NT, Prendergast BD, Newton JD, Chaus EA, Smyrnova AS. [Infective endocarditis in the elderly: The current view of the problem]. TERAPEVT ARKH 2018. [PMID: 28635833 DOI: 10.17116/terarkh20168811128-137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The review gives the current views of the etiology and risk factors of infective endocarditis (IE) in the elderly. It reports the specific clinical picture of the disease at this age, including clinically apparent syndromes, comorbidity, and various clinical signs and peculiarities of IE. Particular emphasis is placed on the diagnosis of an endocardial infectious lesion, which is based on the use of the modified Duke criteria. The methods of IE diagnosis, particularly microbiological examination, imaging techniques, among which echocardiography in different modes plays a particular role, are listed. The treatment of the disease is based on the latest recommendations for antibiotic therapy with and without regard to a specific etiological factor. The issues of surgical intervention, as well as approaches to preventing IE in elderly people are discussed.
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- G G Taradin
- M. Gorky Donetsk National Medical University, Donetsk, Ukraine; V.K. Gusak Institute of Emergency and Reconstructive Surgery, Donetsk, Ukraine
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- M. Gorky Donetsk National Medical University, Donetsk, Ukraine; V.K. Gusak Institute of Emergency and Reconstructive Surgery, Donetsk, Ukraine
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- John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- M. Gorky Donetsk National Medical University, Donetsk, Ukraine
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- M. Gorky Donetsk National Medical University, Donetsk, Ukraine; V.K. Gusak Institute of Emergency and Reconstructive Surgery, Donetsk, Ukraine
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Cuervo G, Rombauts A, Caballero Q, Grau I, Pujol M, Ardanuy C, Berbel D, Gudiol C, Sánchez-Salado JC, Ruiz-Majoral A, Sbraga F, Gracia-Sánchez L, Peña C, Carratalà J. Twenty-Year Secular Trends in Infective Endocarditis in a Teaching Hospital. Open Forum Infect Dis 2018; 5:ofy183. [PMID: 30167435 PMCID: PMC6104779 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background The purpose of this study was to analyze the secular trends of infective endocarditis in a teaching hospital between January 1996 and December 2015. Methods We report on a single-center retrospective study of patients with left-side valve infective endocarditis. We performed an analysis of secular trends in the main epidemiological and etiological aspects, as well as clinical outcomes, in 5 successive 4-year periods (P1 to P5). Results In total, 595 episodes of infective endocarditis were included, of which 76% were community-acquired and 31.3% involved prosthetic valves. Among the cases, 70% occurred in men, and the mean age (SD) was 64.1 (14.3) years. A significant increase in older patients (age ≥70 years) between P1 (15.332%) and P5 (51.9%; P < .001) was observed. The rate of infective endocarditis on biological prostheses also increased in the prosthetic group, accounting for 30% in P1 and 67.3% in P5 (P < .001). By contrast, there were significant decreases in vascular and immunological phenomena over the study period, with decreases in the presence of moderate to severe valvular insufficiency (75.9% in P1 to 52.6% in P5; P < .001) and valvular surgery (43% in P1 vs 29.6% in P5; P = .006). Finally, overall mortality was 23.9%, and although it was highest in P1, it subsequently remained stable through P2 to P5 (38% in P1 to 20% in P5; P = .004). Conclusions There has been a significant increase in infective endocarditis in older patients. The decrease in moderate to severe valve regurgitation at diagnosis could explain the stable mortality despite the increase in the mean age of patients over time.
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- Guillermo Cuervo
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Virgen de los Lirios de Alcoy, Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Comparison of Dual β-Lactam therapy to penicillin-aminoglycoside combination in treatment of Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis. J Infect 2018; 77:398-404. [PMID: 29969596 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2018.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2017] [Revised: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dual β-lactam therapy and a penicillin-aminoglycoside combination are first line regimens in the treatment of penicillin-susceptible Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis (EFIE). Our aim was to compare ampicillin plus ceftriaxone (A+C) to ampicillin plus gentamicin (A+G) in the treatment of EFIE. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study of adults (≥18 years) patients diagnosed with EFIE at Mayo Clinic campuses in Rochester, Minnesota, and Phoenix, Arizona and treated with either A+C or A+G. Main outcome measurements were 1 year mortality, nephrotoxicity, and EFIE relapse rates. RESULTS Eighty-five cases of EFIE were included in this investigation. The majority (n=67, 79%) of patients received A+G while 18 (21%) patients received A+C as initial treatment. On admission, patients who received A+C had a higher Charlson Comorbidity Index (median [IQR], 4 [3, 4 vs. 2 [1, 4]; P=.008) and a higher baseline serum creatinine (median [IQR], 1.2 [0.9, 1.6] vs. 0.9 [0.8, 1.2] mg/dL, P=.020). The 1 year mortality rates were similar for both treatment groups, 17% vs. 17%, P=.982. Each group had 1 case of relapsing EFIE. Patients who received A+G had worse kidney function outcome demonstrated by a greater increase in serum creatinine at end of therapy (median [IQR] difference, +0.4 [0.2, 0.8] vs. -0.2 [-0.3, 0.1] mg/dL, P≤.001). CONCLUSION A+C appears to be a safe and efficacious regimen in the treatment of EFIE. Patients treated with A+C had lower rates of nephrotoxicity and no differences in relapse rate and 1-year mortality as compared to that of the A+G group.
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Gouriet F, Chaudet H, Gautret P, Pellegrin L, de Santi VP, Savini H, Texier G, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Endocarditis in the Mediterranean Basin. New Microbes New Infect 2018; 26:S43-S51. [PMID: 30402243 PMCID: PMC6205568 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2018.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 04/24/2018] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Infective endocarditis is a severe disease with high mortality. Despite a global trend towards an increase in staphylococcal aetiologies, in older patients and a decrease in viridans streptococci, we have observed in recent studies great epidemiologic disparities between countries. In order to evaluate these differences among Mediterranean countries, we performed a PubMed search of infective endocarditis case series for each country. Data were available for 13 of the 18 Mediterranean countries. Despite great differences in diagnostic strategies, we could classify countries into three groups. In northern countries, patients are older (>50 years old), have a high rate of prosthetic valves or cardiac electronic implantable devices and the main causative agent is Staphylococcus aureus. In southern countries, patients are younger (<40 years old), rheumatic heart disease remains a major risk factor (45–93%), viridans streptococci are the main pathogens, zoonotic and arthropod-borne agents are frequent and blood culture–negative endocarditis remains highly prevalent. Eastern Mediterranean countries exhibit an intermediate situation: patients are 45 to 60 years old, the incidence of rheumatic heart disease ranges from 8% to 66%, viridans streptococci play a predominant role and zoonotic and arthropod-borne diseases, in particular brucellosis, are identified in up to 12% of cases.
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- UMR VITROME, Aix-Marseille Université, IRD, Service de Santé des Armées, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, France
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- UMR VITROME, Aix-Marseille Université, IRD, Service de Santé des Armées, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, France
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- UMR VITROME, Aix-Marseille Université, IRD, Service de Santé des Armées, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, France.,Forces Centre for Epidemiology and Public Health, French Forces Health Services, France
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- UMR VITROME, Aix-Marseille Université, IRD, Service de Santé des Armées, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, France.,Forces Centre for Epidemiology and Public Health, French Forces Health Services, France
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- UMR VITROME, Aix-Marseille Université, IRD, Service de Santé des Armées, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, France.,Military Teaching Hospital Laveran, Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, French Forces Health Services, Marseille, France
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- UMR VITROME, Aix-Marseille Université, IRD, Service de Santé des Armées, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, France.,Forces Centre for Epidemiology and Public Health, French Forces Health Services, France
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- UMR VITROME, Aix-Marseille Université, IRD, Service de Santé des Armées, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, France
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Ferraris L, Milazzo L, Rimoldi SG, Mazzali C, Barosi A, Gismondo MR, Vanelli P, Cialfi A, Sollima S, Galli M, Antona C, Antinori S. Epidemiological trends of infective endocarditis in a single center in Italy between 2003-2015. Infect Dis (Lond) 2018; 50:749-756. [PMID: 29842820 DOI: 10.1080/23744235.2018.1472806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Changes in the incidence, clinical features and microbiology of infective endocarditis (IE) observed in a single center in Italy were compared between the period 2003-2010 and 2011-2015. METHODS All cases of IE, defined as definite or possible according to the modified Duke criteria, observed at the 'L. Sacco' Hospital in Milan, Italy between 2003 and 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS 366 episodes of IE were identified in 325 patients. The mean number of incident IE over the period 2003-2015 was 1.43 (range: 0.6-2.1) cases per 1000 admissions, with a significantly increasing trend from a mean of 1.28-1.72 cases per 1000 admissions/year in 2003-2010 and 2011-2015, respectively (+34%; p = .04). Staphylococci remain the leading pathogens causing IE (29%) with a relative increase of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus between the two periods. Streptococci and enterococci account for 26% and 18% of IE, respectively. We found an increase in the proportion of cases due to enterococci (from 14% in 2003-2010 to 22% in 2011-2015). The rate of in-hospital mortality was 19%, similar in the two periods studied. CONCLUSION The incidence of IE continuously increased in our cohort over the past decade and, along with the aging of the population, a raise in the incidence of health care-associated infections and a change in the distribution of prevalent pathogens were observed. Surgery was independently associated with higher in-hospital survival (AOR, 95% CI: 0.38, 0.19-0.74; p = .005). A constant surveillance is required to guide the optimal management of the changing epidemiology of IE.
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- Laurenzia Ferraris
- a Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "Luigi Sacco" , University of Milan , Milan , Italy
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- a Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "Luigi Sacco" , University of Milan , Milan , Italy
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- b Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies , ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, University Hospital "Luigi Sacco" , Milan , Italy
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- c Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering (DIG) , Politecnico di Milano , Milan , Italy
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- d Department of Cardiology , ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, University Hospital "Luigi Sacco" , Milan , Italy
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- b Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies , ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, University Hospital "Luigi Sacco" , Milan , Italy
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- e Cardiosurgery Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, University Hospital "Luigi Sacco" , Milan , Italy
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- d Department of Cardiology , ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, University Hospital "Luigi Sacco" , Milan , Italy
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- a Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "Luigi Sacco" , University of Milan , Milan , Italy
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- a Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "Luigi Sacco" , University of Milan , Milan , Italy
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- e Cardiosurgery Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, University Hospital "Luigi Sacco" , Milan , Italy
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- a Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "Luigi Sacco" , University of Milan , Milan , Italy
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Della Corte A, Di Mauro M, Actis Dato G, Barili F, Cugola D, Gelsomino S, Santè P, Carozza A, Della Ratta E, Galletti L, Devotini R, Casabona R, Santini F, Salsano A, Scrofani R, Antona C, De Vincentiis C, Biondi A, Beghi C, Cappabianca G, De Bonis M, Pozzoli A, Nicolini F, Benassi F, Pacini D, Di Bartolomeo R, De Martino A, Bortolotti U, Lorusso R, Vizzardi E, Di Giammarco G, Marinelli D, Villa E, Troise G, Paparella D, Margari V, Tritto F, Damiani G, Scrascia G, Zaccaria S, Renzulli A, Serraino G, Mariscalco G, Maselli D, Parolari A, Nappi G. Surgery for prosthetic valve endocarditis: a retrospective study of a national registry. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2018; 52:105-111. [PMID: 28329161 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2016] [Accepted: 01/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES We described clinical-epidemiological features of prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) and assessed the determinants of early surgical outcomes in multicentre design. METHODS Data regarding 2823 patients undergoing surgery for endocarditis at 19 Italian Centers between 1979 and 2015 were collected in a database. Of them, 582 had PVE: in this group, the determinants of early mortality and complications were assessed, also taking into account the different chronological eras encompassed by the study. RESULTS Overall hospital (30-day) mortality was 19.2% (112 patients). Postoperative complications of any type occurred in 256 patients (44%). Across 3 eras (1980-2000, 2001-08 and 2009-14), early mortality did not significantly change (20.4%, 17.1%, 20.5%, respectively, P = 0.60), whereas complication rate increased (18.5%, 38.2%, 52.8%, P < 0.001), consistent with increasing mean patient age (56 ± 14, 64 ± 15, 65 ± 14 years, respectively, P < 0.001) and median logistic EuroSCORE (14%, 21%, 23%, P = 0.025). Older age, female sex, preoperative serum creatinine >-2 mg/dl, chronic pulmonary disease, low ejection fraction, non-streptococcal aetiology, active endocarditis, preoperative intubation, preoperative shock and triple valve surgery were significantly associated with mortality. In multivariable analysis, age (OR = 1.02; P = 0.03), renal insufficiency (OR = 2.1; P = 0.05), triple valve surgery (OR = 6.9; P = 0.004) and shock (OR = 4.5; P < 0.001) were independently associated with mortality, while streptococcal aetiology, healed endocarditis and ejection fraction with survival. Adjusting for study era, preoperative shock (OR = 3; P < 0.001), Enterococcus (OR = 2.3; P = 0.01) and female sex (OR = 1.5; P = 0.03) independently predicted complications, whereas ejection fraction was protective. CONCLUSIONS PVE surgery remains a high-risk one. The strongest predictors of early outcome of PVE surgery are related to patient's haemodynamic status and microbiological factors.
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- Alessandro Della Corte
- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Research on Surgical Outcomes (GIROC), Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH), Rome, Italy
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Kashef MA, Friderici J, Hernandez-Montfort J, Atreya AR, Lindenauer P, Lagu T. Quality of Care of Hospitalized Infective Endocarditis Patients: Report from a Tertiary Medical Center. J Hosp Med 2017; 12:414-420. [PMID: 28574530 PMCID: PMC6005201 DOI: 10.12788/jhm.2746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVE There have been no recent studies describing the management and outcomes of patients with infective endocarditis (IE). PATIENTS AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of adult patients admitted to a tertiary medical center from 2007 to 2011 with a Duke criteria consistent discharge diagnosis of IE. We examined concordance with guideline recommendations. Outcomes included embolic events, inhospital and 1-year mortality, length of stay (LOS) and cardiac surgery. We used descriptive statistics to describe the cohort and Fisher exact and unpaired t tests to compare native valve endocarditis (NVE) with prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE). RESULTS Of 170 patients, definite IE was present in 135 (79.4%) and possible IE in 35 (20.6%); 74.7% had NVE, and 25.3% had PVE. Mean ± standard deviation age was 60.0 ± 17.9 years. Comparing PVE to NVE, patients with PVE were less likely to have embolic events (14.0% vs. 32.3%; P = 0.03), had shorter LOS (median 12.0 days vs. 14.0 days; P = 0.047), but they did not show a statistically significant difference in inhospital mortality (20.9% vs. 12.6%; P = 0.21). Of 170, patients 27.6% (n = 47) underwent valve surgery. Most patients received timely blood cultures and antibiotics. Guideline-recommended consults were underused, with 86.5%, 54.1%, and 47.1% of patients receiving infectious disease, cardiac surgery, and cardiology consultation, respectively. As the number of consultations increased (from 0 to 3), we observed a nonsignificant trend toward reduction in 6-month readmission and 12-month mortality. CONCLUSION IE remains a disease with significant morbidity and mortality. There are gaps in the care of IE patients, most notably underuse of specialty consultation. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2017;12:414-420.
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- Mohammad Amin Kashef
- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts; Tufts University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Tufts University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Academic Affairs, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts; Tufts University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts; Tufts University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Tufts University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts; Center for Quality of Care Research, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
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- Tufts University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts; Center for Quality of Care Research, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
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Kiyota Y, Della Corte A, Montiero Vieira V, Habchi K, Huang CC, Della Ratta EE, Sundt TM, Shekar P, Muehlschlegel JD, Body SC. Risk and outcomes of aortic valve endocarditis among patients with bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valves. Open Heart 2017; 4:e000545. [PMID: 28674620 PMCID: PMC5471870 DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2016-000545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Revised: 03/16/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Objective Patients with structural abnormalities of cardiac valves, including bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), are said to be at higher risk of infective endocarditis (IE). We sought to determine the risk of IE of the BAV compared with the tricuspid aortic valve (TAV) and to determine the risk of aortic valve replacement and mortality after IE. Methods From medical records of two US and one Italian hospitals, patients with their first episode of IE of any native valve were identified. In the US cohort 42 patients with BAV and 393 patients with TAV with IE occurring between 1 January 2000 and 30 June 2014 were identified. In the Italian cohort 48 patients with BAV and 341 patients with TAV with IE underwent valve replacement surgery between 1 January 2000 and1 November 2015. The risk of IE for BAV and TAV and subsequent outcomes were determined after matching to patients without IE. Results After adjustment for risk factors, the risk of IE in the US cohort was 23.1 (95% CI 8.1 to 100, p <0.0001) times greater for BAV than TAV. Patients with BAV with IE were more likely to have an aortic root abscess. Within the subsequent 5 years, BAV patients with IE were more likely to undergo valve replacement (85%) than TAV patients with IE (46%). Patients with IE were at increased risk of death. The findings were similar in the Italian cohort. Conclusions Patients with BAV are at markedly increased risk of IE and aortic root abscess than patients with TAV. Increased risk of IE in patients with BAV indicates they may be a candidate group for long-term trials of antibiotic prophylaxis of IE.
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- Yuka Kiyota
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Sciences, Second University of Naples, V. Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Sciences, Second University of Naples, V. Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boton, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Lawal I, Sathekge M. F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging of cardiac and vascular inflammation and infection. Br Med Bull 2016; 120:55-74. [PMID: 27613996 DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldw035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Inflammation forms an important core of the aetiopathogenic process involved in many diseases affecting the heart and the blood vessels. These diseases include infections as well as inflammatory non-infectious cardiovascular conditions. The common feature of this is invasion of the heart or blood vessel by inflammatory cells. F-18 2-fluoro 2-deoxy-D glucose (FDG) is an analogue of glucose and like glucose it is taken up by activated inflammatory cells that accumulate at the site of infection. This has formed the basis of the use of F-18 FDG PET/CT in the non-invasive evaluation of human inflammatory diseases. SOURCES OF DATA This review is based on the published academic articles as well as our clinical experience. AREAS OF AGREEMENT F-18 FDG PET/CT is a useful imaging modality in the evaluation of cardiovascular inflammatory disorders. Accumulation and distribution of F-18 FDG at the site of inflammation/infection corresponds to severity of the inflammation/infection and extent of involvement. AREAS OF CONTROVERSY Most studies evaluating utility of F-18 FDG PET/CT in imaging cardiovascular inflammation are small observational studies hence are potentially prone to bias. GROWING POINTS Being a hybrid metabolic and morphologic imaging technique, F-18 FDG PET/CT offers combined advantage of complementary anatomic and metabolic information in disease process. This makes it a useful modality in the diagnosis, determination of extent of disease, prognostication as well as treatment monitoring. AREAS TIMELY FOR DEVELOPING RESEARCH Larger prospective studies are needed to validate the superiority of F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging over conventional anatomic imaging modalities.
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- Ismaheel Lawal
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X169, Pretoria 0001, South Africa
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X169, Pretoria 0001, South Africa
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Conte L, Rossi A, Picariello C, Zuin M, Abbasciano RG, Rigatelli G, Roncon L. Silent large vegetative mitral-aortic enterococcal endocarditis. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2016; 17 Suppl 2:e199-e204. [PMID: 27652816 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000000445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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: In spite of the evolution of diagnostic and imaging tools, infective endocarditis still remains a challenging diagnostic problem. We report the case of a 77-year-old heart failure patient with a very large mitral vegetative lesion but without fever or any other clinical or microbiological 'endocarditis criteria' except the echocardiographic findings. In this scenario, the second more likely differential diagnosis was neoformation of the mitral valve but despite an exhaustive preoperative diagnostic cardiac imaging, this hypothesis could not be excluded before surgical excision and microbiological examination of the surgical specimen.
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- Luca Conte
- aDivision of Cardiology, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo bDivision of Cardiology cDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Verona University Hospital, Verona dCardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy
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A new entity in an immunosuppressive patient: Giant reverse kissing vegetation. Int J Cardiol 2015; 201:279-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.08.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Abramczuk E, Stępińska J, Hryniewiecki T. Twenty-Year Experience in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Infective Endocarditis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0134021. [PMID: 26230402 PMCID: PMC4521749 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2015] [Accepted: 07/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Aims The aim of this study was to compare the etiology, clinical course, selected diagnostic methods and efficacy of the treatment used in patients with infective endocarditis (IE) in the nineteen eighties and nineties. Material and Methods The study group comprised 300 patients with infective endocarditis hospitalized in the Institute of Cardiology in Warsaw in the following years: from 1982 to 1987 (150 patients: 75 successive patients with IE on the prosthetic valve and 75 successive patients with IE on the native valve), as well as from 1990 to 2003 (150 patients: 75 successive patients with IE on the prosthetic valve and 75 successive patients with IE on the native valve). Results In the nineties, immunological symptoms, embolism formation and progressive heart failure were diagnosed decidedly more frequently. Early prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) (up to 60 days after operation) occurred significantly more frequently in the eighties. The quantity of negative blood cultures in PVE has not decreased, it is still observed in over 20% of cases. For 20 years the etiology of PVE has remained the same, the dominant pathogen remains Staphylococcus. The frequency of PVE caused by Streptococci has markedly reduced. In both the decades analyzed the etiology of native valve endocarditis (NVE) was similar. In the eighties Streptococcus was predominant. In successive years the number of infections caused by Staphylococci was the same as that caused by Streptococci. Conclusions The incidence of early PVE decreased in the nineties. More patients were treated surgically with lesser peri-operative mortality. A lower incidence of infective endocarditis on prosthetic valves caused by streptococci may signify better prophylaxis against infective endocarditis. Infective endocarditis with sterile blood cultures continues to occur frequently.
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