Publication: Role of age and comorbidities in mortality of patients with infective endocarditis.
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2019-03-21
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Armiñanzas, Carlos
Fariñas-Alvarez, Concepción
Zarauza, Jesús
Muñoz, Patricia
González Ramallo, Víctor
Martínez Sellés, Manuel
Miró Meda, José Mª
Pericás, Juan Manuel
Goenaga, Miguel Ángel
Ojeda Burgos, Guillermo
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Abstract
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. 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: A total of 3120 patients with IE (1327 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
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Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Area Under Curve
Comorbidity
Databases, Factual
Endocarditis
Female
Heart Failure
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Proportional Hazards Models
Prospective Studies
ROC Curve
Risk Factors
Spain
Staphylococcal Infections
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Area Under Curve
Comorbidity
Databases, Factual
Endocarditis
Female
Heart Failure
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Proportional Hazards Models
Prospective Studies
ROC Curve
Risk Factors
Spain
Staphylococcal Infections
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Age, Charlson index, Comorbidity, Endocarditis, Surgery