Publication: Comorbidity and Prognosis in Octogenarians with Infective Endocarditis.
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2022-06-29
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Perez-Rivera, Jose-Angel
Armiñanzas, Carlos
Muñoz, Patricia
Kestler, Martha
Pinilla, Blanca
Fariñas, Maria-Carmen
Alvarez-Rodriguez, Ignacio
Cuervo, Guillermo
Rodriguez-Esteban, Angeles
de Alarcón, Aristides
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Background. Infective endocarditis (IE) in older patients is associated with a high morbidity, mortality, and functional impairment. The purpose of this study was to describe the current profile of IE in octogenarians and to analyze the prognostic impact of baseline comorbidities in this population. Methods. Patients ≥ 80 years and definite IE from the Spanish IE Prospective Database were included. The effect of Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) on in-hospital and 12-month mortality was analyzed. Results. From 726 patients, 357 (49%) had CCI ≥ 3 and 369 (51%) CCI
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Charlson index, age, comorbidity, endocarditis, surgery