Trend in Infective Endocarditis in Bulgaria: Characteristics and Outcome, 17-Years, Single Center Experience.

Bistra Dobreva-Yatseva, Fedya Nikolov, Ralitsa Raycheva, Petar Uchikov, Mariya Tokmakova

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Bistra Dobreva-YatsevaSection of Cardiology Cardiology Clinic, First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University-Plovdiv, UMBAL "St. Georgi" EAD, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-0295-7434

Fedya NikolovSection of Cardiology Cardiology Clinic, First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University-Plovdiv, UMBAL "St. Georgi" EAD, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Ralitsa RaychevaDepartment of Social Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University-Plovdiv, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-6417-5681

Petar UchikovDepartment of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Mariya TokmakovaSection of Cardiology Cardiology Clinic, First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University-Plovdiv, UMBAL "St. Georgi" EAD, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-8144-6965

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backgroundInfective endocarditis (IE) remains a difficult disease to diagnose and treat, with a persistently high mortality rate. There is a lack of recent data on IE in Bulgaria over the last decades.

methodsThis study is retrospective, single-centered, and includes 270 patients diagnosed with IE for the period 2005-2021. We compared two periods, 2005-2015 (n = 119) and 2016-2021 (n = 151), to find the characteristics changes.

resultsThe study included 177 (65.5%) male patients. In the second period, there is a significant increase in age from 62 (44-73) to 67 (53-75), (

conclusionsThe profile of IE in Bulgaria has changed with increasing age and comorbidity, changing predisposing cardiac conditions, and entry door. The most common pathogen was the

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comorbiditiescomplicationsentry doorinfective endocarditispredisposing heart condition

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PMID39203473

DOI10.3390/microorganisms12081631

PMCPMC11356711

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