[2] Hosp Clin Univ San Carlos, Serv Cardiol, Madrid, Spain
[3] Hosp Clin Univ La Princesa, Serv Cardiol, Madrid, Spain
来源:
REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA
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2010年
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63卷
/
12期
关键词:
Infective endocarditis;
Sex;
Prognosis;
D O I:
10.1016/S0300-8932(10)70281-5
中图分类号:
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号:
1002 ;
100201 ;
摘要:
In many cardiovascular and infectious diseases, there are clinical and prognostic differences between men and women. The aim of this study was to compare the presentation of left-sided infective endocarditis in the two sexes. A total of 621 episodes of left-sided infective endocarditis (395 in men, 226 in women) were studied. The comparative analysis considered epidemiological, clinical, microbiological, echocardiographic and prognostic variables. Despite marked epidemiological, echocardiographic and microbiological differences between men and women, clinical characteristics, treatment approaches and outcomes (in-hospital mortality: 28% in men and 35% in women; P=.1) were similar in our patient series.