Table 2 Echocardiography findings of the studied population with infective endocarditis across three distinct periods.
From: Trends in infective endocarditis over two decades in a Thai tertiary care setting
Total (N = 435) | 1998–2001 (N = 134) | 2012–2015 (N = 117) | 2016–2020 (N = 184) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Site of infection | |||||
Aortic valve (%) | 167 (38.4%) | 68(50.7%) | 38(32.5%) | 61 (33.2%) | 0.006 |
Mitral valve (%) | 153 (35.2%) | 31(23.1%) | 50(42.7%) | 72 (39.1%) | 0.018 |
Tricuspid valve (%) | 36 (8.3%) | 15 (11.2%) | 9(7.7%) | 12 (6.5%) | 0.429 |
Pulmonic valve (%) | 11 (2.5%) | 2 (1.5%) | 2(1.7%) | 7 (3.8%) | 0.540 |
Aortic and mitral valve (%) | 43 (9.9%) | 9 (8.0%) | 11(9.4%) | 23 (12.5%) | 0.261 |
Aortic and tricuspid valve (%) | 5 (1.1%) | 2 (1.5%) | 1(0.9%) | 2 (1.1%) | 1.000 |
Aortic and pulmonic valve (%) | 1 (0.2%) | 1 (0.7%) | 0(0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.567 |
Mitral and tricuspid valve (%) | 7 (1.6%) | 1 (0.7%) | 2(1.7%) | 4 (2.2%) | 0.978 |
Aortic and mitral and tricuspid valve (%) | 5 (1.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2(1.7%) | 3 (1.6%) | 0.597 |
Severity of valvular destruction | |||||
Mild (%) | 43 (9.9%) | 9 (8.0%) | 14(13.7%) | 20 (10.9%) | 1.000 |
Moderate (%) | 42 (9.7%) | 13 (11.5%) | 17(16.7%) | 12 (6.5%) | 0.306 |
Severe (%) | 240 (55.2%) | 68(50.2%) | 68(58.1%) | 104(55.9%) | 1.000 |
Very severe/perforate (%) | 88 (20.2%) | 22(16.4%) | 18(15.4%) | 48 (26.1%) | 0.378 |
Large vegetation > 1 cm (%) | 231 (53.1%) | 49(61.3%) | 55(48.2%) | 127(69.0%) | 0.153 |
