Beyond the Timeline: 1-Year Mortality Trends in Early Versus Late Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis.

Papadimitriou-Olivgeris, Matthaios; Ledergerber, Bruno; Siedentop, Berit; Monney, Pierre; Frank, Michelle; Tzimas, Georgios; Tozzi, Piergiorgio; Kirsch, Matthias et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2025

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

Among 302 episodes of prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE), 1-year mortality was 31%. There was no evidence indicating that early-onset PVE within 6 months from valve surgery led to a worse outcome compared to late-onset PVE (21% vs 32%, P = .126), despite similar redo valve surgeries across both categories.

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