The Epidemiology of Endocarditis in Manitoba: A Retrospective Study

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Infective Endocarditis – Characteristics and Prognosis according to the Affected Valves.

“…Our data presents a prevalent single valve IE, with predominant involvement of the aortic valve. The results of EURO-ENDO -49.5% [2], Latin America -42.4% [7] and Canada -40% [8] are similar. The most frequent infection of MV was reported in ICI-PCS -41% [1] , Africa -54.7% [9] , South Korea -61.3% [10], Japan -42.2% [11], Turkey -43.3% [12], Vietnam -41.3% [13].…”

“…In our study, TEE was performed in 35.9% of patients. The outcomes from Canada are comparable -29.4% [8]. TEE was used more often in Japan -73.3% [11]; Latin America -59.6% [7] ; ICE-PCS -59% [1]; EURO-ENDO -58.1% [2]; Iran -54.4% [18].…”

“…The age of patients with IE increased over the past decades and our results is like the EURO-ENDO registry -mean age 59.25±18.03 years (46.3% > 65 years and 12.0% ≥ 80 years) and was higher in European than in non-European countries (60.97±17.36 vs. 52.66±19.01, p<0.0001) [2]. The data from other economically developed countries currently exhibit similarities: France -69 years [21], Japan -69.1 years [11], Canada -56 years [8], Spain -61.8 years [22] , Portugal -47.1% between 60 and 79 years old [23], Netherlands -67.5 years [24], South Korea -56 years [10]. Only the patients with tricuspid valve IE were significantly younger, as a results of drugs abuses.…”

“…Most often IE involved tricuspid valve in India -30.2% [16] and in a high percentage in Iran -20.7% [18] and Canada -15% [8], because of the widespread distribution of intravenous drug addiction. The pulmonary valve IE is a rare entity, 1-2% of all cases [19], which is in accordance with our results.…”

Infective Endocarditis—Characteristics and Prognosis According to the Affected Valves

“…Our data present a prevalence of single-valve IE, with predominant involvement of the aortic valve. The results from EURO-ENDO (49.5%) [3], Latin America (42.4%) [17], and Canada (40%) [18] are similar. The highest frequencies of infection of the MV were reported in ICI-PCS (41%) [2], Africa (54.7%) [19], South Korea (61.3%) [20], Japan (42.2%) [21], Turkey (43.3%) [22], and Vietnam (41.3%) [23].…”