Long-term outcome in patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis: results from a single center in Turkey

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Guray Y., Ipek E. G., Acar B., Kuyumcu M. S., Ucar F., Kafes H., ...More

TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.44, no.2, pp.105-113, 2016 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 44 Issue: 2
• Publication Date: 2016
• Doi Number: 10.5543/tkda.2015.21504
• Journal Name: TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY
• Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Page Numbers: pp.105-113
• Keywords: Angioplasty, balloon, coronary, mortality, outcome, prosthetic valve endocarditis, INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS, RISK-FACTORS, PROGNOSTIC-FACTORS, MORTALITY, SURVIVAL, MULTICENTER, EXPERIENCE, PREDICTORS, MANAGEMENT, DIAGNOSIS
• Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
• Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. Information regarding the long-term outcome of PVE is scarce in Turkey. The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term mortality rates of PVE and identify predictors of mortality in these patients.