Long-term Outcome of Patients With Nonoperated Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis: Is Relapse the Main Issue?. (9th December 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lecomte, Raphaël; Laine, Jean-Baptiste; Issa, Nahéma; Revest, Matthieu; Gaborit, Benjamin; Le Turnier, Paul; Deschanvres, Colin; Benezit, François; Asseray, Nathalie; Le Tourneau, Thierry; Pattier, Sabine; Al Habash, Ousama; Raffi, François; Boutoille, David; Camou, Fabrice
• Is Part Of: Clinical infectious diseases. Volume 71:Number 5(2020)
• Page Start: 1316
• Page End: 1319
• Publication Date: 2019-12-09
• Subjects: infective endocarditis -- prosthetic valve -- relapse -- surgery; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1177
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-4838

Abstract

Abstract: In nonoperated prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE), long-term outcome is largely unknown. We report the follow-up of 129 nonoperated patients with PVE alive at discharge. At 1 year, the mortality rate was 24%; relapses and reinfection were rare (5% each). Enterococcal PVE was associated with a higher risk of relapse.