Risk factor analysis of hospital mortality in patients with endocarditis with ring abscess.

Background: Endocarditis associated with ring abscess is a pathology with high morbidity and mortality.

Aim Of The Study: The purpose of this study was to analyze hospital mortality risk factors in patients with ring abscess due to endocarditis.

Methods: From January 1982 to December 2000, 104 patients underwent surgical intervention at the Heart Institute of the University of São Paulo Medical School for valve endocarditis with ring abscess.