Epidemiological and clinical profile of infective endocarditis at a Brazilian tertiary care center: an eight-year prospective study.

Introduction: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a systemic infectious disease requiring a multidisciplinary team for treatment. This study presents the epidemiological and clinical data of 73 cases of IE in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Methods: This observational prospective cohort study of endocarditis patients during an eight-year study period described 73 episodes of IE in 70 patients (three had IE twice).