Comparison of Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Native Valve Endocarditis between 1979~1984 and 1991~1996 / 감염
Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases
; : 351-357, 1998.
Artículo
en Coreano
| WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
| ID: wpr-21699
Biblioteca responsable:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The changes in the epidemiology of native valve endocarditis have been known in western countries recent years due to the decrease in the inci-dence of rheumatic heart disease, increased longevity of patients with valvular or congenital heart diseases, and the increase in degenerative heart disease due to the in-crease in the average life span of the general popula-tion. In this study, we analyzed and compared the epide-miological and clinical characteristics of patients with na-tive valvular endocarditis fro two different time periods.METHODS:
We compared native valve endocarditis patients diagnosed from 1979 - 1984(group I) with those diagnosed from 1991 - 1996(group II). We used modified Duke' s criteria for the diagnosis and statistical analysis was done using SPSS window program.RESULTS:
In our study, mean age of the population was higher in group II and significantly larger number of patients were over the age of 50 in group II. Involve-ment of multiple valves with vegetations and peri-valvular abscess were found more frequently in group II. Also, significantly higher percentage of patients from group II underwent surgical treatment.CONCLUSION:
The results of this study suggest that the epidemiolocaland clinical characteristics of infective endocarsitis in Korea may change to resemble those in western countries. Further studies regarding this subject are needed.
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Contexto en salud:
ODS3 - Meta 3.4 Reducir las muertes prematuras por enfermedades no transmisibles
Problema de salud:
Enfermedad Cardiovascular
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Otras Enfermedades Circulatorias
Base de datos:
WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
Asunto principal:
Cardiopatía Reumática
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Epidemiología
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Diagnóstico
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Absceso
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Endocarditis
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Cardiopatías
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Corea (Geográfico)
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Longevidad
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases
Año:
1998
Tipo del documento:
Artículo