PLoS ONE (Jan 2019)

Infective endocarditis and diabetes mellitus: Results from a single-center study from 1994 to 2017.

  • Rossella M Benvenga,
  • Roberta De Rosa,
  • Angelo Silverio,
  • Rosanna Matturro,
  • Cristina Zambrano,
  • Alfonso Masullo,
  • Generoso Mastrogiovanni,
  • Lucia Soriente,
  • Roberto Ascoli,
  • Rodolfo Citro,
  • Federico Piscione,
  • Gennaro Galasso

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223710
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 11
p. e0223710

Abstract

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BackgroundTo evaluate the prognostic impact of diabetes mellitus (DM) in patients with Infective Endocarditis (IE).Methods and results375 patients with diagnosis of IE referred to our Hospital between 1994-2017 were retrospectively included; diabetes was reported in 129 (34.4%). Diabetic patients were older than non-diabetic (66±1 vs. 57±2 years, pConclusionIn patients with IE, DM is associated to a higher prevalence of anatomic complications and a more impaired LVEF. Diabetic patients show a significantly lower survival both in hospital and during follow-up compared to the non-diabetic ones.