Contemporary epidemiology and outcomes in recurrent infective endocarditis.

Afonso B Freitas-FerrazGabriela Tirado-ConteIsidre VilacostaCarmen OlmosCarmen SáezJavier LópezCristina SarriáCarlos Nicolás Pérez-GarcíaDaniel García-ArribasMarianela CiudadPablo Elpidio García-GranjaRaquel LadrónCarlos FerreraSalvatore Di StefanoLuis MarotoManuel CarneroJ Alberto San Román

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

Recurrent IE remains a frequent late complication. IVDU was associated with a fourfold increase in the risk of reinfection. PVE treated medically and infections caused by S. aureus increased the risk of relapse. In-hospital and long-term mortality was comparable among groups.

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