Table 3 Validity of the ESC 2015 Duke Criteria in NVE (n = 84) and PVE (n = 33) of the DIE group.
From: Evaluating the Duke Criteria for infectious endocarditis in a single-center retrospective study
Parameter | Native valve endocarditis (n = 84) | Prosthetic valve endocarditis (n = 33) | p value1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Male, n (%) | 60 (71.4) | 27 (81.8) | 0.347 | |
Age (years) | ||||
Total, median (IQR) | 65.3 (51.4–73.7) | 70 (59.9–80) | 0.062 | |
Rate of positive Duke-Criteria, n (%) | ||||
Imaging positive for IE | Day of admission | 35 (41.7) | 13 (39.4) | 1.000 |
Until discharge | 77 (91.7) | 31 (93.9) | 1.000 | |
Blood cultures positive for IE | Day of admission | 33 (39.3) | 17 (51.5) | 0.299 |
Until discharge | 56 (66.7) | 24 (72.7) | 0.660 | |
Fever > 38 °C | Day of admission | 42 (50) | 16 (48.5) | 1.000 |
Until discharge | 52 (61.9) | 18 (54.5) | 0.532 | |
Vascular phenomena | Day of admission | 23 (27.4) | 12 (36.4) | 0.374 |
Until discharge | 43 (51.2) | 23 (69.7) | 0.097 | |
Immunological phenomena | Day of admission | 3 (3.6) | 1 (3) | 1.000 |
Until discharge | 8 (9.5) | 5 (15.2) | 0.513 | |
Predisposition | Day of admission | 34 (40.5) | 33 (100) | < 0.001 |
Until discharge | 34 (40.5) | 33 (100) | < 0.001 | |
Microbiological evidence | Day of admission | 8 (9.5) | 2 (6.1) | 0.723 |
Until discharge | 12 (14.3) | 4 (12.1) | 1.000 | |
Pre-existing cardiovascular disease, n (%) | ||||
Cardiac arrhythmia | 38/84 (45.2) | 20/33 (60.6) | 0.154 | |
CAD | 31/84 (36.9) | 17/33 (51.5) | 0.210 | |
Diabetes mellitus | 24/84 (28.6) | 11/33 (33.3) | 0.657 | |
Diabetic complications | 13/19 (68.4) | 2/7 (28.6) | 0.095 | |
Hypertonia | 50/84 (59.5) | 23/33 (69.7) | 0.397 | |
History of HF | 34/84 (45.3) | 19/28 (67.9) | 0.049 | |
Open Wounds | 9/84 (10.7) | 4/33 (12.1) | 1.000 | |
PAD | 7/84 (8.3) | 7/33 (21.2) | 0.064 | |
History of MI | 14/84 (16.7) | 5/33 (15.2) | 1.000 | |
Structural heart disease | 5/84 (6) | 0/33 (0) | 0.320 | |
