Atopic dermatitis increases the risk of infective endocarditis in prosthetic heart valve patients – A retrospective study

• Chapman Wei, MD,
• Ahmad Mustafa, MD,
• Radu Grovu, MD,
• Angela Rosenberg, DO,
• Alaukika Agarwal, MD,
• Alanna Davis, MD,
• Nawal Mustafa, MD,
• Stefan Bradu, MD,
• Suzanne El-Sayegh, MD

Affiliations

Chapman Wei, MD

Department of Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital/Northwell Health, Staten Island, New York; Correspondence to: Chapman Wei, MD, Department of Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital/Northwell Health, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305

Ahmad Mustafa, MD

Department of Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital/Northwell Health, Staten Island, New York

Radu Grovu, MD

Department of Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital/Northwell Health, Staten Island, New York

Angela Rosenberg, DO

Department of Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital/Northwell Health, Staten Island, New York

Alaukika Agarwal, MD

Department of Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital/Northwell Health, Staten Island, New York

Alanna Davis, MD

Department of Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital/Northwell Health, Staten Island, New York

Nawal Mustafa, MD

Department of Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital/Northwell Health, Staten Island, New York

Stefan Bradu, MD

Department of Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital/Northwell Health, Staten Island, New York; Department of Dermatology, Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, New York

Suzanne El-Sayegh, MD

Department of Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital/Northwell Health, Staten Island, New York