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dc.creatorBraun J,Sandra
dc.creatorEscalona P,Alex
dc.creatorChamorro S,Gastón
dc.creatorCorbalán H,Ramón
dc.creatorPérez C,Carlos
dc.creatorLabarca L,Jaime
dc.creatorIrarrázaval L,Manuel José
dc.creatorZalaquett S,Ricardo
dc.creatorRodríguez V,José Antonio
dc.creatorCasanegra P,Pablo
dc.date2000-07-01
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dc.identifierhttps://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872000000700002
dc.identifier.urihttps://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/126223
dc.descriptionBackground: Early diagnosis, an effective treatment and prompt recognition of complications are essential to improve the prognosis of infective endocarditis (IE) Aim: To report the results of a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and management of patients with IE at the Universidad Católica de Chile Hospital. Patients and methods: The clinical history, diagnosis, treatment and outcome of 261 episodes (Duke criteria) of IE admitted between January 1980 and January 1999 were analyzed. These included 185 episodes of native, 73 of prosthetic valve and 3 of nonvalvular IE. Results: Sixty nine percent of patients were men and the mean age was 49 ± 16 years. Seventy five percent had a definite diagnosis of IE (Duke). S. viridans, staphylococci and enterococci together constituted 85% of the isolated bacterial strains. Twenty seven had culture-negative IE, related to a high incidence of antibiotic therapy prior to diagnosis. Transesophageal echocardiography was performed in 102 cases and it detected vegetations in 91% of aortic and 96% of mitral IE, rupture or prosthesis dehiscence in 67% of aortic and 52% of mitral IE and abscesses in 51% of aortic and 15% of mitral IE. Fifty one percent developed heart failure and 34% had embolic events. S. aureus IE was associated to a higher incidence of embolic events, complications which contraindicated surgery and increased mortality rate (27%). Of all patients, 40% were treated exclusively with antibiotics, 52% were operated on and 8% had surgical indication but were nonoperable because of serious complications. The overall mortality was 16.3%: 13% in the medical, 9% in the surgical and 81% in the non-operable groups. The type of treatment and mortality rates did not differ between IE of native valves and prosthetic valves. Long term follow up showed survival rates of 73% at 5 years and 66% at 10 years. Conclusion: A multidisciplinary approach may be very helpful to improve the prognosis of IE. (Rev Méd Chile 2000; 128: 708-20).
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dc.publisherSociedad Médica de Santiago
dc.relation10.4067/S0034-98872000000700002
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceRevista médica de Chile v.128 n.7 2000
dc.subjectAortic valve
dc.subjectCardiac procedures
dc.subjectCardiovascular
dc.subjectdiseases
dc.subjectEndocarditis, bacterial
dc.subjectMitral valve
dc.titleEndocarditis infecciosa: análisis de 261 casos y resultados del tratamiento con un enfoque multidisciplinario


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