Key result
Rheumatic heart disease became a less frequent underlying cause of pediatric infective endocarditis during 2002-2011 compared to earlier years (2.9% vs 40.9%).
Observational (n=56)
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Absolute Event Rate: 2.9% vs 40.9%
The epidemiology of pediatric infective endocarditis in Thailand is shifting, with a significant decrease in rheumatic heart disease as the underlying cause.
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Siwaprapakorn et al. (2014) conducted an observational in Infective endocarditis (n=56). Latter half of study period (2002-2011) vs. Earlier half of study period was evaluated on Rheumatic heart disease as underlying disease. Rheumatic heart disease became a less frequent underlying cause of pediatric infective endocarditis during 2002-2011 compared to earlier years (2.9% vs 40.9%).
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