Clinical Status Quo of Infective Endocarditis in a University Hospital in Japan: A Single-hospital-based Retrospective Cohort Study

Internal Medicine
Shun YamashitaShu-Ichi Yamashita

Abstract

Objective No research on infective endocarditis (IE) concerning populations of more than 40 patients from all departments of the hospitals they may have visited in Japan has been conducted since 2000. The present study clarified the status quo of IE in a university hospital in Japan. Methods Data of inpatients of Saga University Hospital with definite IE from September 2007 to August 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients Records of inpatients with diagnosed IE admitted to any department were scrutinized; those with "definite IE" according to the modified Duke's criteria comprised the study cohort. Results The study cohort was 74 patients with a median age 66.5 years old. Symptoms within 2 months before the first visit to our hospital included a fever (73.0%), general malaise (33.8%), disturbance of consciousness (24.3%), and dyspnea (24.3%). High-frequency causative microorganisms were Staphylococcus aureus (28.4%), followed by Streptococcus viridans (18.9%) and Enterococcus spp. (6.8%). The most frequently involved valves were the mitral valve (48.6%), followed by the aortic valve (25.7%) and multiple valves (14.9%). Patients without cardiac murmurs accounted for 37.8%, and those without or with only mild valvular disea...Continue Reading

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