RISKS FOR INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS (IE) IN THE ELDERLY. LESSONS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON ENDOCARDITIS PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY (ICE-PCS)

Authors :: Utili R, Bradley S, Tripodi M-F, Durante Mangoni E, Bouza E, Moreno A, Pappas P, Baršić B, Francis CK, Ramos R, van der Meer JT, Tattevin P, Murdoch D, Fowler V, Abrutyn E, Miro JM, Sexton DJ, Cabell C, for the ICE Investigators
Publication Year :: 2005
Abstract: Background. It is assumed that IE is more common in older adults, however no data regarding risk factors for IE are available from large prospective studies. Methods To delineate risk factors for IE in aged individuals we analyzed data from 1779 consecutive IE cases prospectively enrolled in the ICE-PCS. Patients >64 (n=689) were compared with patients 64 p

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