RT Journal Article
T1 Comorbidity and Prognosis in Octogenarians with Infective Endocarditis.
A1 Perez-Rivera, Jose-Angel
A1 Armiñanzas, Carlos
A1 Muñoz, Patricia
A1 Kestler, Martha
A1 Pinilla, Blanca
A1 Fariñas, Maria-Carmen
A1 Alvarez-Rodriguez, Ignacio
A1 Cuervo, Guillermo
A1 Rodriguez-Esteban, Angeles
A1 de Alarcón, Aristides
A1 Gutiérrez-Villanueva, Andrea
A1 Pello-Lazaro, Ana
A1 Martínez Sellés, Manuel
A1 On Behalf Of The Spanish Collaboration On Endocarditis-Grupo de Apoyo Al Manejo de la Endocarditis Infecciosa En ESpaña Games, 
K1 Charlson index
K1 age
K1 comorbidity
K1 endocarditis
K1 surgery
AB 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
SN 2077-0383
YR 2022
FD 2022-06-29
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21310
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21310
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 12, 2025