Abstract:BackgroundPersons who inject drugs (PWID) represent a distinct demographic of patients with infective endocarditis (IE). Many centers do not perform valvular surgery on these patients due to concerns about poor outcomes.MethodsRetrospective cohort study comparing PWID patients to non-PWID patients presenting between February 2007 and March 2016 in London, Ontario, among adult (>18) inpatients with first episode IE.ResultsIn 370 first episode IE cases, 53.9% occurred in PWIDs. PWID patients were younger (35.4 S… Show more
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