Within a cohort of 606 cases of infective endocarditis, 263 were complicated and 99 embolizing, of them 32 to the central nervous system (CNS). Significant predictors of CNS embolisation were inappropriate therapy (p<0.01) and enterococcal etiology (p<0.01). Mortality in patients with CNS emboli was 65% what was significantly higher than in cases without embolisation - 15% (p<0.01).
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
central nervous
8
nervous system
8
infectious embolisation
4
embolisation central
4
system endocarditis
4
endocarditis analyses
4
analyses cases
4
cases cohort
4
cohort 606
4
606 cases
4
Similar Publications
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!