Prevalence and prognostic impact of stroke in a national cohort of infective endocarditis.

Sara Álvarez ZaballosPilar Vázquez-AlenPatricia MuñozArístides de AlarcónEncarnación Gutiérrez CarreteroAna Álvarez-UríaMª Carmen FariñasRaquel Rodríguez-GarcíaMiguel Ángel GoenagaGuillermo CuervoAntonio Plata-CiezarCarmen Hidalgo-TenorioGonzalo Aldamiz-EchevarríaManuel Martínez-Sellés

Published in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2024)

One-fifth of patients with IE have concomitant stroke. Stroke is associated with mortality.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
risk factors
cardiovascular events
type diabetes