Strict criteria were used to identify all definite, probable, and possible cases of endocarditis
in residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota, from 1950 through 1981. The mean annual age …

MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was based on a retrospective analysis of patients
with infective endocarditis at CPMC in the years 1968 to 1973. Patient records were drawn …

One hundred thirty-five cases of infective endocarditis in adults at the University of Alberta
Hospital from 1985 to 1993 were reviewed and the von Reyn and Duke criteria were …

Knowledge of the factors which predispose to infective endocarditis is necessary to focus
prevention efforts in high-risk patient populations, to increase early diagnostic suspicion and …

Background.—Studies of the epidemiology of bacterial endocarditis are usually based on a
retrospective review of medical records from referral centers serving diverse patient …

This population-based study aimed to determine the incidence of native, prosthetic, and
bioprosthetic valve nosocomial infective endocarditis (IE), and IE associated with the use of …

The medical records of 656 cases of infective endocarditis seen at the Columbia
Presbyterian Medical Center, 1938–1967, were reviewed. Only a small decline in the …

ContextLimited data exist regarding population-based epidemiologic changes in incidence
of infective endocarditis (IE). ObjectiveTo evaluate temporal trends in the incidence and …

Methods Our institution is a 1,750-bed tertiary teaching hospital serving an urban area of
approximately 650,000 inhabitants. It has an active program of solid organ (renal, hepatic …

There has been a significant trend toward an increase in the age of patients with
endocarditis, and it seems likely that the age of these patients will continue to increase as …