Sudden death in patients with infective endocarditis: Findings from a large cohort study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 129-132

  Thuny, Franck ^a,b   Hubert, Sandrine ^c   Tribouilloy, Christophe ^d,e   Le Dolley, Yvan ^a   Casalta, Jean Paul ^c   Riberi, Alberto ^c   Chevalier, Florent ^d   Rusinaru, Dan ^d   Malaquin, Dorothée ^d   Remadi, Jean Paul ^d   Ammar, Ammar Ben ^d   Avierinos, Jean Francois ^a   Collart, Frederic ^c   Raoult, Didier ^b,c   Habib, Gilbert ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Mortality; Prognosis; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; SUDDEN DEATH; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTEROCOCCUS; FRANCE; FUNGUS; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUINUS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

EID: 84870721897     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.06.059     Document Type: Article

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