Surgery Is Underused in Elderly Patients With Left‐Sided Infective Endocarditis: A Nationwide Registry Study

[Background] Infective endocarditis is associated with higher mortality in elderly patients, but the role of surgery in this group has not been fully evaluated. The aim of this study was to assess outcomes of left‐sided infective endocarditis in elderly patients and to determine the influence of sur...

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Autores: Ragnarsson, Sigurdur, Salto-Alejandre, Sonsoles, Ström, Axel, Olaison, Lars, Rasmussen, Magnus
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/266357
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/266357
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Elderly
Infective endocarditis
Outcome
Valve surgery
Descripción
Sumario:[Background] Infective endocarditis is associated with higher mortality in elderly patients, but the role of surgery in this group has not been fully evaluated. The aim of this study was to assess outcomes of left‐sided infective endocarditis in elderly patients and to determine the influence of surgery on mortality in the elderly.