Ragnarsson, SigurdurSalto-Alejandre, SonsolesStröm, AxelOlaison, LarsRasmussen, Magnus2025-01-072025-01-072021-09-24https://hdl.handle.net/10668/27807Background 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 agedenAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/elderlyinfective endocarditisoutcomevalve surgeryAgedAged, 80 and overEndocarditisEndocarditis, BacterialHospital MortalityHumansMiddle AgedRegistriesRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTreatment Outcomeresearch article34558291open access10.1161/JAHA.120.0202212047-9980PMC8649125https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/JAHA.120.020221https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8649125/pdf