Infective endocarditis in chronic hemodialysisb : a transition from left heart to right heart
Infective endocarditis (IE) of the left heart is the most frequent type of IE in chronic hemodialysis (CHD) (in 90% of cases) whereas involvement of the right heart is rare. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical, biological, and echocardiographic characteristics, as well as the prognos...
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| Published in: | Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation Vol. 27; no. 6; pp. 1200 - 1206 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
2016
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| Summary: | Infective endocarditis (IE) of the left heart is the most frequent type of IE in chronic
hemodialysis (CHD) (in 90% of cases) whereas involvement of the right heart is rare. The aim of
this study was to determine the clinical, biological, and echocardiographic characteristics, as well as
the prognosis of IE in CHD. This is a retrospective study conducted at the Center of Nephrology
and Hemodialysis in Oujda, Morocco. Over a period of 56 months, we compiled data on a series of
11 CHD patients with IE. Their mean age was 40.5 ± 14 years, 72% were male and 27.3% had
diabetes. All patients had native valve. All patients had bacteremia preceding the episode of IE. The
tricuspid valve was the site of IE in 45% of the cases. Cardiac complications were observed in 72%
of the patients and mortality was observed in 72% of cases. The period from IE diagnosis to death
was 9 ± 6 days. In our study, the tricuspid valve was the most affected valve of IE in CHD |
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| ISSN: | 1319-2442 2320-3838 |