The influence of race in older adults with infective endocarditis

The influence of race in older adults with infective endocarditis

Abstract Background Age is a risk factor for infective endocarditis, and almost half of diagnosed patients are age ≥ 60 years. Large national studies have not evaluated inpatient mortality and surgical valvular interventions between older White and Black patients hospitalized with infective endocard...

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Main Authors: Ché Matthew Harris, Waseem Khaliq, Aiham Albaeni, Keith C. Norris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Racial disparities
Endocarditis
Mortality
Large database
Hospitalizations
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-4881-7

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