Surgery Is Underused in Elderly Patients With Left-Sided Infective Endocarditis: A Nationwide Registry Study.

dc.contributor.authorRagnarsson, Sigurdur
dc.contributor.authorSalto-Alejandre, Sonsoles
dc.contributor.authorStröm, Axel
dc.contributor.authorOlaison, Lars
dc.contributor.authorRasmussen, Magnus
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-07T16:27:17Z
dc.date.available2025-01-07T16:27:17Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-24
dc.description.abstractBackground Infective endocarditis is associated with higher mortality in elderly patients, but the role of surgery in this group has not been fully evaluated. The aim of this study was to assess outcomes of left-sided infective endocarditis in elderly patients and to determine the influence of surgery on mortality in the elderly. Methods and Results A nationwide retrospective study was performed of 2186 patients with left-sided infective endocarditis recorded in the SRIE (Swedish Registry of Infective Endocarditis), divided into patients aged
dc.identifier.doi10.1161/JAHA.120.020221
dc.identifier.essn2047-9980
dc.identifier.pmcPMC8649125
dc.identifier.pmid34558291
dc.identifier.pubmedURLhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8649125/pdf
dc.identifier.unpaywallURLhttps://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/JAHA.120.020221
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10668/27807
dc.issue.number19
dc.journal.titleJournal of the American Heart Association
dc.journal.titleabbreviationJ Am Heart Assoc
dc.language.isoen
dc.organizationInstituto de Investigación Biomédica de Sevilla (IBIS)
dc.organizationSAS - Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
dc.page.numbere020221
dc.pubmedtypeJournal Article
dc.pubmedtypeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectelderly
dc.subjectinfective endocarditis
dc.subjectoutcome
dc.subjectvalve surgery
dc.subject.meshAged
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 and over
dc.subject.meshEndocarditis
dc.subject.meshEndocarditis, Bacterial
dc.subject.meshHospital Mortality
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMiddle Aged
dc.subject.meshRegistries
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studies
dc.subject.meshSurvival Analysis
dc.subject.meshTreatment Outcome
dc.titleSurgery Is Underused in Elderly Patients With Left-Sided Infective Endocarditis: A Nationwide Registry Study.
dc.typeresearch article
dc.type.hasVersionVoR
dc.volume.number10

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