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Infective endocarditis in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices: Impact of comorbidities on outcome

Published:July 04, 2019DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2019.06.015
Infective endocarditis in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices: Impact of comorbidities on outcome
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      We read with interest the paper by Armiñanzasa et al., recently published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine [
      • Arminanzas C.
      • Farinas-Alvarez C.
      • Zarauza J.
      • Munoz P.
      • Gonzalez Ramallo V.
      • Martinez Selles M.
      • et al.
      Role of age and comorbidities in mortality of patients with infective endocarditis.
      Eur J Intern Med. 2019; 64 (Epub 2019 Mar 21): 63-71https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2019.03.006
      ]. The authors provided an important analysis of a large, prospectively collected, cohort of patients with possible/definite infective endocarditis enrolled in the Spanish Collaboration on Endocarditis—Grupo de Apoyo al Manejo de la Endocarditis infecciosa en España (GAMES) registry maintained by 39 Spanish hospitals from January 2008 to April 2015. According to this analysis an age ≥ 80 years, a Charlson Comorbidity Index score ≥ 3, and absence of surgical reparation, were independent predictors of mortality. Consequently, the authors suggest to carefully consider these parameters in each patient at the time of multidisciplinary evaluations targeted to a proper assessment of the patient-specific risk/benefit ratio of interventions directed to treat infective endocarditis.
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      Publication history

      Published online: July 04, 2019
      Accepted: June 28, 2019
      Received: June 17, 2019

      Footnotes

      ☆Letter commenting on Arminanzas C et al. Role of age and comorbidities in mortality of patients with infective endocarditis. Eur J Intern Med. 2019, accepted for publication, in press

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2019.06.015

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