Usefulness of Anticoagulant Therapy in the Prevention of Embolic Complications in Patients with Acute Infective Endocarditis
Background. The use of anticoagulant therapy (ACT) in patients with acute infective endocarditis (IE) remains a controversial issue. Our study attempts to estimate the impact of ACT on the occurrence of embolic complications and the usefulness of ACT in the prevention of embolism in IE patients. Met...
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doaj-66c152a6ea4847b6aef0d97318f1a8b22020-11-24T23:47:22ZengHindawi LimitedBioMed Research International2314-61332314-61412014-01-01201410.1155/2014/254187254187Usefulness of Anticoagulant Therapy in the Prevention of Embolic Complications in Patients with Acute Infective EndocarditisSeung-Jae Lee0Sam-Sae Oh1Dal-Soo Lim2Suk-Keun Hong3Rak-Kyeong Choi4Jin-Sik Park5Department of Neurology, Sejong General Hospital, 91-121 Sosabon 2-dong, Sosa-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do 422-711, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon 422-711, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Cardiology, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon 422-711, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Cardiology, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon 422-711, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Cardiology, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon 422-711, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Cardiology, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon 422-711, Republic of KoreaBackground. The use of anticoagulant therapy (ACT) in patients with acute infective endocarditis (IE) remains a controversial issue. Our study attempts to estimate the impact of ACT on the occurrence of embolic complications and the usefulness of ACT in the prevention of embolism in IE patients. Methods. The present authors analyzed 150 patients with left-sided IE. Embolisms including cerebrovascular events (CVE) and the use of ACT were checked at the time of admission and during hospitalization. Results. 57 patients (38.0%) experienced an embolic event. There was no significant difference in the incidence of CVE and in-hospital mortality between patients with and without warfarin use at admission, although warfarin-naïve patients were significantly more likely to have large (>1 cm) and mobile vegetation. In addition, there was no significant difference in the incidence of postadmission embolism and in-hospital death between patients with and without in-hospital ACT. On multivariate logistic regression analysis, ACT at admission was not significantly associated with a lower risk of embolism in patients with IE. Conclusions. The role of ACT in the prevention of embolism was limited in IE patients undergoing antibiotic therapy, although it seems to reduce the embolic potential of septic vegetation before treatment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/254187 |
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Seung-Jae Lee Sam-Sae Oh Dal-Soo Lim Suk-Keun Hong Rak-Kyeong Choi Jin-Sik Park |
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Usefulness of Anticoagulant Therapy in the Prevention of Embolic Complications in Patients with Acute Infective Endocarditis |
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Usefulness of Anticoagulant Therapy in the Prevention of Embolic Complications in Patients with Acute Infective Endocarditis |
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Usefulness of Anticoagulant Therapy in the Prevention of Embolic Complications in Patients with Acute Infective Endocarditis |
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Usefulness of Anticoagulant Therapy in the Prevention of Embolic Complications in Patients with Acute Infective Endocarditis |
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Usefulness of Anticoagulant Therapy in the Prevention of Embolic Complications in Patients with Acute Infective Endocarditis |
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usefulness of anticoagulant therapy in the prevention of embolic complications in patients with acute infective endocarditis |
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Background. The use of anticoagulant therapy (ACT) in patients with acute infective endocarditis (IE) remains a controversial issue. Our study attempts to estimate the impact of ACT on the occurrence of embolic complications and the usefulness of ACT in the prevention of embolism in IE patients. Methods. The present authors analyzed 150 patients with left-sided IE. Embolisms including cerebrovascular events (CVE) and the use of ACT were checked at the time of admission and during hospitalization. Results. 57 patients (38.0%) experienced an embolic event. There was no significant difference in the incidence of CVE and in-hospital mortality between patients with and without warfarin use at admission, although warfarin-naïve patients were significantly more likely to have large (>1 cm) and mobile vegetation. In addition, there was no significant difference in the incidence of postadmission embolism and in-hospital death between patients with and without in-hospital ACT. On multivariate logistic regression analysis, ACT at admission was not significantly associated with a lower risk of embolism in patients with IE. Conclusions. The role of ACT in the prevention of embolism was limited in IE patients undergoing antibiotic therapy, although it seems to reduce the embolic potential of septic vegetation before treatment. |
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