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Observational studyTurkish journal of medical sciences2022

Endocarditis-TR: Diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of the infective endocarditis patients admitting tertiary centres of Turkey.

Ali Nazmi Çalık, Özlem Arıcan Özlük, Mehmet Baran Karataş, Yiğit Çanga, Semih Eren, Görkem Ayhan, Ayşe Akdeniz, Ali Palice, Aytaç Candemir, Şükrü Akyüz and 2 more

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  3. Epidemiological, clinical and microbiological aspects of infective endocarditis in Türkiye.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2025
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Ali Nazmi ÇalıkDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey.
Özlem Arıcan ÖzlükDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Bursa, Turkey.
Mehmet Baran KarataşDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey.
Yiğit ÇangaDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey.
Semih ErenDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey.
Görkem AyhanDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey.
Ayşe AkdenizDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Bursa, Turkey.
Ali PaliceDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey.
Aytaç CandemirDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey.
Şükrü AkyüzDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey.
Mehdi ZoghiDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey.
Ömer KozanDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Başkent University, İstanbul, Turkey.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInfective endocarditis (IE) is still a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among cardiovascular diseases. ENDOCARDITIS-TR study aims to evaluate the compliance of the diagnostic and therapeutic methods being used in Turkey with current guidelines.

methodsThe ENDOCARDITIS-TR trial is a multicentre, prospective, observational study consisting of patients admitted to tertiary centres with a definite diagnose of IE. In addition to the demographic, clinical, microbiological, and echocardiographic findings of the patients, adverse events, indications for surgery, and in-hospital mortality were recorded during a 2-year time interval.

resultsA total of 208 IE patients from 7 tertiary centres in Turkey were enrolled in the study. The study population included 125 (60.1%) native valve IE (NVE), 65 (31.3%) prosthetic IE (PVIE), and 18 (8.7%) intracardiac device-related IE (CDRIE). One hundred thirty-five patients (64.9%) were culture positive, and the most frequent pathogenic agent was methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) (18.3%). Among 155 (74.5%) patients with an indication for surgery, only 87 (56.1%) patients underwent surgery. The all-cause mortality rate was 29.3% in-hospital follow-up. Multivariable Cox regression analysis revealed that absence of surgery when indicated (HR: 3.29 95% CI: 0.93-11.64 p = 0.05), albumin level at admission (HR: 0.46 95% CI: 0.29-0.73 P < 0.01), abscess formation (HR: 2.11 95% CI: 1.01-4.38 p = 0.04) and systemic embolism (HR: 1.78 95% CI: 1.05-3.02 p = 0.03) were ascertained independent predictors of in-hospital all-cause mortality. DISCUSSION: The short-term results of the ENDOCARDITIS-TR trial showed the high frequency of staphylococcal IE, relatively high in-hospital mortality rates, shortage of surgical treatment despite guideline-based surgical indications and low usage of novel imaging techniques. The results of this study will provide a better insight to physicians in respect to their adherence to clinical practice guidelines.

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EndocarditisEndocarditis, BacterialAlbuminsHospital MortalityHumansMethicillinPrognosisProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesTurkeyAlbuminsMethicillinheart valve diseaseInfective endocarditisin-hospital mortality

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PMID36161622
PMCPMC10381203

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