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Infective endocarditis: A tertiary referral centre experience from Turkey
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine · Ağustos 2015
Makale Bilgileri
DergiInternational Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Yayın TarihiAğustos 2015
Cilt / Sayfa8 · 13962-13968
Scopus ID2-s2.0-84943644473
Özet
Introduction: We aimed to define the current characteristics of infective endocarditis (IE) in a part of Turkey. Methods: All patients who were hospitalized in our hospital with a diagnosis of IE between 2009 and 2014 were included in the study. Data were collected from archives records of all patients. Modified Duke criteria were used for diagnosis. Results: There were 85 IE cases during the study period. The mean age of patients was 52 years. Fourty eight of patients were males. Native valves involved in 47%, prostetic valves involved in 40% and pacemaker or ICD lead IE in 13% of patients. Mitral valve was the most common site of vegetationb (38%). The most common valvular pathology was mitral regurgitation. The most common predisposing factor was prosthetic valve disease (40%). Positive culture rate was 68%. Staphylococci were the most frequent causative microorganisms isolated (27%) followed by Streptococcus spp. (11%). In-hospital mortality rate was 36%. Conclusion: In Turkey, IE occurs in relatively young patients. In high developed part of Turkey, prosthetic and dejenerative valve disease is taking the place of rheumatic valve disease as a predisposing factor. Surgery is an important factor for preventing mortality.
Yazarlar (8)
1
Fahriye Vatansever Agca
2
Necmiye Demircan
3
Tezcan Peker
4
Hasan Ari
5
Kemal Karaagac
6
Ozlem Arican Ozluk
7
Mustafa Yilmaz
8
Erhan Tenekecioglu
Anahtar Kelimeler
Epidemiology
Infective endocarditis
Mortality
Kurumlar
Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital
Bursa Turkey
Metrikler
9
Atıf
8
Yazar
3
Anahtar Kelime