Valve regurgitation in patients surviving endocarditis and the subsequent risk of heart failure.

Lauge ØstergaardAnders DahlNiels Eske BruunLouise Bruun OestergaardTrine Kiilerich LauridsenChristian Torp-PedersenRikke MortensenMorten SmerupNana ValeurLars KoeberChristian HassagerNikolaj IhlemannEmil Loldrup Fosbøl

Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2019)

In patients surviving IE, treated medically, we observed that severe or moderate left-sided native valve regurgitation was associated with a significantly higher risk of HF compared with patients without regurgitation at IE discharge. Close monitoring of these patients is needed to initiate surgery timely.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
heart failure
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
aortic stenosis
mitral valve
left ventricular
atrial fibrillation