Key result
In pediatric patients with infective endocarditis, overall mortality was 10.7%, with vegetations in both ventricles significantly increasing mortality risk (OR 7.81, P=0.019).
Population
112 patients <18 years who fulfilled the modified Duke criteria of infective endocarditis, with 74.1% having…
Design
Cohort
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Bilateral ventricular vegetations may flag higher-risk pediatric IE; observational data leaves open prospective validation before guiding care.
Cohort (n=112)
Odds Ratio: 7.81
p-value: p=0.019
In pediatric infective endocarditis, mortality remains high at 10.7%, with an increasing proportion of hospital-acquired cases and a shift towards greater pathogen diversity including S. aureus.
Tseng et al. (2014) conducted a cohort in Infective endocarditis (n=112). Vegetations in both ventricles was evaluated on Mortality (OR 7.81, p=0.019). In pediatric patients with infective endocarditis, overall mortality was 10.7%, with vegetations in both ventricles significantly increasing mortality risk (OR 7.81, P=0.019).
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