Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors for in-Hospital Mortality in 240 Cases of Infective Endocarditis in a Tertiary Hospital in China: A Retrospective Study.

is still the primary causative pathogen of IE. Elderly patients present with more comorbidities and complications, in addition to a more severe prognosis than younger patients. Age older than 65 y, intracranial infection, splenic embolization, cerebral hemorrhage, NYHA class III-IV, and prosthetic valve infection showed poorer in-hospital outcomes.