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Comorbidity and Prognosis in Octogenarians with Infective Endocarditis.

José Ángel Pérez-RiveraCarlos ArmiñanzasPatricia MuñozMartha KestlerBlanca PinillaMaria-Carmen FariñasIgnacio Alvarez-RodriguezGuillermo CuervoM Ángeles Rodríguez-EstebanAristides de AlarcónAndrea Gutiérrez-VillanuevaAna Pello-LazaroManuel Martinez-Sellésnull On Behalf Of The Spanish Collaboration On Endocarditis-Grupo de Apoyo Al Manejo de la Endocarditis Infecciosa En ESpaña Games
Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)
About half of octogenarians with IE had high comorbidity with CCI ≥ 3. CCI ≥ 3 was a strong independent predictor of in-hospital and 1-year mortality. Our data suggest that the underperformance of cardiac surgery in this group of patients might have a role in their poor prognosis.
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