October 24, 2017European Heart Journal190 citationsOpen Access
View Full PaperQuantifying infective endocarditis risk in patients with predisposing cardiac conditions
Structured PICO
What is the risk of infective endocarditis in patients with various predisposing cardiac conditions compared to current guideline risk stratification?
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Population
Patients with predisposing cardiac conditions, including history of previous infective endocarditis (IE), valve replacement or repair, and repaired congenital heart conditions (CHC)
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Outcome
Infective endocarditis (IE) riskhard clinical
Current guidelines for risk stratification of conditions predisposing to infective endocarditis may require re-evaluation, as some moderate-risk patients exhibit risks comparable to high-risk conditions.
Abstract
These data confirm the high IE risk of patients with a history of previous IE, valve replacement, or repair. However, IE risk in some 'moderate-risk' patients was similar to that of several 'high-risk' conditions and higher than repaired CHC. Guidelines for the risk stratification of conditions predisposing to IE may require re-evaluation.
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Thornhill et al. (Tue,) studied this question.