Analysis of sex differences in the clinical presentation, management and prognosis of infective endocarditis in Spain


Por: Barca, LV, Vidal-Bonnet, L, Farinas, MC, Munoz, P, Minero, MV, de Alarcon, A, Carretero, EG, Cuadra, MG, Camacho, AM, Urkola, XK, Agirre, JG, Burgos, GO, Lopez-Cortes, LE, Azpiroz, JCP, Lopez-Menendez, J, Benito N., GAMES Investigators

Publicada: 1 nov 2021
Resumen:
Introduction Sex-dependent differences of infective endocarditis (IE) have been reported. Women suffer from IE less frequently than men and tend to present more severe manifestations. Our objective was to analyse the sex-based differences of IE in the clinical presentation, treatment, and prognosis. Material and methods We analysed the sex differences in the clinical presentation, modality of treatment and prognosis of IE in a national-level multicentric cohort between 2008 and 2018. All data were prospectively recorded by the GAMES cohort (Spanish Collaboration on Endocarditis). Results A total of 3451 patients were included, of whom 1105 were women (32.0%). Women were older than men (mean age, 68.4 vs 64.5). The most frequently affected valves were the aortic valve in men (50.6%) and mitral valve in women (48.7%). Staphylococcus aureus aetiology was more frequent in women (30.1% vs 23.1%; p<0.001). Surgery was performed in 38.3% of women and 50% of men. After propensity score (PS) matching for age and estimated surgical risk (European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II (EuroSCORE II)), the analysis of the matched cohorts revealed that women were less likely to undergo surgery (OR 0.74; 95% CI 0.59 to 0.91; p=0.05). The observed overall in-hospital mortality was 32.8% in women and 25.7% in men (OR for the mortality of female sex 1.41; 95% CI 1.21 to 1.65; p<0.001). This statistical difference was not modified after adjusting for all possible confounders. Conclusions Female sex was an independent factor related to mortality after adjusting for confounders. In addition, women were less frequently referred for surgical treatment.

Filiaciones:
Barca, LV:
 Hosp Univ Fdn Jimenez Diaz, Cardiac Surg, Madrid 28034, Spain

Vidal-Bonnet, L:
 Hosp Univ Son Espases, Serv Cirugia Cardiaca, Palma De Mallorca, Illes Balears, Spain

Farinas, MC:
 Marques de Valdecilla Fdn, Serv Enfermedades Infecciosas, Santander, Cantabria, Spain

Munoz, P:
 Gregorio Maranon Gen Univ Hosp, Serv Microbiol Clin & Enfermedades Infecciosas, Cardiol Serv, Madrid, Spain

 Univ Complutense Madrid, Inst Invest Sanitaria Gregorio Maranon, Fac Med, CIBER Enfermedades Resp CIBERES CB06 06 0058, Madrid, Spain

Minero, MV:
 Gregorio Maranon Gen Univ Hosp, Serv Microbiol Clin & Enfermedades Infecciosas, Cardiol Serv, Madrid, Spain

de Alarcon, A:
 Virgen del Rocio Univ Hosp, Serv Enfermedades Infecciosas, Seville, Spain

Carretero, EG:
 Virgen del Rocio Univ Hosp, Cardiac Surg, Seville, Spain

Cuadra, MG:
 Marques de Valdecilla Fdn, Serv Enfermedades Infecciosas, Santander, Cantabria, Spain

Camacho, AM:
 Clin Barcelona Hosp Univ, Serv Enfermedades Infecciosas, Barcelona, Spain

Urkola, XK:
 Donostia Ospitalea, Serv Enfermedades Infecciosas, San Sebastian, Spain

Agirre, JG:
 Cruces Univ Hosp, Serv Enfermedades Infecciosas, Barakaldo, Baracaldo, Pais Vasco, Spain

Burgos, GO:
 Univ Hosp Virgen de la Victoria, Unidad Gest Clin Enfermedades Infecciosas Microbi, Malaga, Spain

Lopez-Cortes, LE:
 Complejo Hosp Virgen de la Macarena, Unidad Clin Enfermedades Infecciosas Microbiol &, Seville, Spain

Azpiroz, JCP:
 Miguel Servet Univ Hosp, Serv Cardiol, Zaragoza, Spain

Lopez-Menendez, J:
 Hosp Univ Ramon y Cajal, Cardiac Surg, Madrid, Spain

Benito N.:
 Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), Sant Quintí 77-79, 08041 Barcelona, Spain
ISSN: 13556037





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BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, BRITISH MED ASSOC HOUSE, TAVISTOCK SQUARE, LONDON WC1H 9JR, ENGLAND, Reino Unido
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 107 Número: 21
Páginas: 1717-1724
WOS Id: 000708990900010
ID de PubMed: 34290038

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