Evolution of epidemiological characteristics of infective endocarditis in Greece

Objective: The clinical profile, management and outcome of infective endocarditis (IE) may be influenced by socioeconomic issues. Methods: A nationwide prospective study evaluated IE during the era of deep economic crisis in Greece. Epidemiological data and factors associated with 60-day mortality w...

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Main Authors: Efthymia Giannitsioti, Angelos Pefanis, Charalampos Gogos, Alexandra Lekkou, Georgios N. Dalekos, Nikolaos Gatselis, Sara Georgiadou, Paraskevas Nikou, Agathi Vrettou, Angelos Rigopoulos, Christos Tryfonopoulos, Thomas Tsaganos, Emmanouil Karofilakis, Christos Psarrakis, Michail Argyriou, Panagiotis Gargalianos-Kakolyris, Georgios Adamis, Panagiota Lourida, Diamantis Kofteridis, Aggeliki Andrianaki, Chariclia Loupa, Evangelos Kostis, Dimitris Sinapidis, Styliani Sympardi, Nikolaos Alexiou, Ilias Karaiskos, Aikaterini Masgala, Efstratios Maltezos, Periklis Panagopoulos, Vasileios Sachpekidis, Constantinos Evdoridis, Nikolaos V. Sipsas, Georgios Daikos, Helen Giamarellou, Konstantinos Pontikis, Ioannis Lioris, Moysis Lelekis, Athanasios Trikkas, Dimitrios Aggouras, Vasilios Kolias, Chris Rokkas, Maria Nana-Anastasiou, Spiros Miyakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221002265