Table 1 Patient characteristics in IVDUs.
From: Comparing right- and left sided injection-drug related infective endocarditis
Variable | N | Left-sided IE, n = 204 | Right-sided IE, n = 382 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 585 | 46 (± 12) | 35 (± 9) | < 0.001 |
Female | 585 | 46 (23%) | 152 (40%) | < 0.001 |
Diabetes | 569 | 5 (2.5%) | 7 (1.9%) | 0.8 |
ESRD | 570 | 3 (1.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.05 |
Tumor disease | 586 | 2 (1.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.1 |
CIED | 586 | 2 (1.0%) | 4 (0.0%) | 1 |
Nosocomial | 586 | 11 (5.4%) | 5 (1.3%) | 0.004 |
Community-acquired | 586 | 190 (93%) | 367 (96%) | 0.1 |
Prosthetic valve IE | 585 | 30 (15%) | 8 (2.1%) | < 0.001 |
CIED IE | 586 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (0.5%) | 0.6 |
Previous IE | 586 | 70 (34%) | 106 (28%) | 0.1 |
Transthoracic echocardiogram | 576 | 126 (64%) | 268 (71%) | 0.1 |
Transesophageal echocardiogram | 574 | 158 (81%) | 260 (69%) | 0.003 |
Vegetation | 575 | 187 (94%) | 356 (95%) | 0.5 |
Abscess | 586 | 30 (15%) | 3 (0.8%) | < 0.001 |
Pre-existing valve disease | ||||
Rheumatic valve disease | 586 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Congenital heart disease | 586 | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.3%) | 1.0 |
Emboli | ||||
Brain | 586 | 39 (19%) | 3 (0.8%) | < 0.001 |
Spondylitis | 586 | 23 (11%) | 23 (6.0%) | 0.02 |
Lung | 586 | 11 (5.4%) | 236 (62%) | < 0.001 |
Other | 586 | 53 (26%) | 63 (17%) | 0.006 |
Surgery | 586 | 86 (42%) | 21 (5.5%) | < 0.001 |
30-day mortality | 586 | 14 (6.9%) | 2 (0.5%) | < 0.001 |
In-hospital mortality | 586 | 19 (9.3%) | 2 (0.5%) | < 0.001 |
