Pericardial effusion in prosthetic and native valve infective endocarditis

Pericardial effusion (PE) is widely believed to signify more advanced infective endocarditis (IE) and a generally worse outcome. To determine the prevalence and clinical significance of PE in a series of patients with confirmed native and prosthetic valve infections. Data were collected from 338 con...

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Published in:Indian heart journal 2019-01, Vol.71 (1), p.80-84
Main Authors: Youssef, Ghada S., Mashaal, Marwa S., El Remisy, Dalia R., Sorour, Khalid A., Rizk, Hussein H.
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Language:English
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Endocarditis
Heart valves
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Pericardial effusion
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Summary:Pericardial effusion (PE) is widely believed to signify more advanced infective endocarditis (IE) and a generally worse outcome. To determine the prevalence and clinical significance of PE in a series of patients with confirmed native and prosthetic valve infections. Data were collected from 338 consecutive patients with definite or possible IE who visited a single referral center; these patients were examined for the presence of PE as detected by transthoracic echocardiography. Clinical characteristics, the incidence of complications, and outcomes were compared between patients with IE with and without PE. IE patients with PE were then divided into two subgroups: those with and those without cardiac prostheses. Eighty-eight patients out of the total 338 (26%) were found to have PE. Compared with patients who did not have PE, patients who did were significantly younger (32.9 ± 13.4 vs 29.0 ± 9.2, p = 0.003), had more left-sided vegetation (55.6% vs 77.3%, p 
ISSN:0019-4832
DOI:10.1016/j.ihj.2018.12.002