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Endocarditis epidemiology and demographics
Introduction
Overview
Overview
The incidence of native valve infective endocarditis is approximately 1.7-6.2 cases per 100,000 individuals per year in the United States and Europe. The prevalence of infective endocarditis among IV drug users ranges from 10 to 15%.The incidence of endocarditis increases with age; the median age of patients is 47 to 69 years. There is an increased incidence of infective endocarditis in persons 65 years of age and older. Males are more commonly affected with endocarditis than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 1.7:1.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of native valve infective endocarditis is approximately 1.7-6.2 cases per 100,000 individuals per year in the United States and Europe.[1]
Age
- The incidence of infective endocarditis increases with age; the median age of patients is 47 to 69 years.
- There is an increased incidence of infective endocarditis in persons 65 years of age and older.
- The incidence of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis increases with age; the median age of patients is 40 to 70 years.[2]
Gender
- Males are more commonly affected with endocarditis than females.[1]
- The male to female ratio is approximately 1.7:1.
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mylonakis E, Calderwood SB (2001). “Infective endocarditis in adults”. N Engl J Med. 345 (18): 1318–30. doi:10.1056/NEJMra010082. PMID 11794152.
- ↑ MACDONALD RA, ROBBINS SL (February 1957). “The significance of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis: an autopsy and clinical study of 78 cases”. Ann. Intern. Med. 46 (2): 255–73. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-46-2-255. PMID 13403513.
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