RT Journal Article
T1 A Contemporary Picture of Enterococcal Endocarditis.
A1 Pericas, Juan M
A1 Llopis, Jaume
A1 Muñoz, Patricia
A1 Galvez-Acebal, Juan
A1 Kestler, Martha
A1 Valerio, Maricela
A1 Hernandez-Meneses, Marta
A1 Goenaga, Miguel A
A1 Cobo-Belaustegui, Manuel
A1 Montejo, Miguel
A1 Ojeda-Burgos, Guillermo
A1 Sousa-Regueiro, M Dolores
A1 de Alarcon, Aristides
A1 Ramos-Martinez, Antonio
A1 Miro, Jose M
K1 enterococci
K1 epidemiology
K1 heart failure
K1 infective endocarditis
K1 prosthetic valves
K1 relapses
AB Enterococcal endocarditis (EE) is a growing entity in Western countries. However, quality data from large studies is lacking. The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics and analyze the prognostic factors of EE in the GAMES cohort. This was a post hoc analysis of a prospectively collected cohort of patients from 35 Spanish centers from 2008 to 2016. Characteristics and outcomes of 516 cases of EE were compared with those of 3,308 cases of nonenterococcal endocarditis (NEE). Logistic regression and Cox proportional hazards regression analysis were performed to investigate risk factors for in-hospital and 1-year mortality, as well as relapses. Patients with EE were significantly older; more frequently presented chronic lung disease, chronic heart failure, prior endocarditis, and degenerative valve disease; and had higher median age-adjusted Charlson score. EE more frequently involved the aortic valve and prosthesis (64.3% vs. 46.7%; p  Besides other baseline and clinical differences, EE more frequently affects prosthetic valves and less frequently pacemakers/defibrillators. EE presents higher rates of relapse than NEE.
PB Elsevier Inc.
YR 2020
FD 2020-02-03
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15062
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15062
LA en
NO Pericàs JM, Llopis J, Muñoz P, Gálvez-Acebal J, Kestler M, Valerio M, et al. A Contemporary Picture of Enterococcal Endocarditis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Feb 11;75(5):482-494.
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RD Apr 7, 2025