Trends in Infective Endocarditis Mortality in the United States: 1999 to 2020: A Cause for Alarm.

Muchi Ditah ChobufoVarunsiri AttiArchana Vasudevan Ruchi Bhandari Vinay Badhwar Larry M Baddour Sudarshan Balla

Published in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2023)

Age-adjusted mortality rates due to IE in the overall population have declined. The marked acceleration in mortality in the 25- to 44-year age group is a cause for alarm. Regional differences with acceleration in IE mortality rates were noted in Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia. We speculate that this acceleration was likely due mainly to the opioid crisis that has engulfed several states and involved principally younger adults.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
risk factors
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease