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Target: Infectious endocarditis (EE) morbidity and mortality, despite diagnostic and therapeutic progress, is still high. In addition, the underlying risk profile and prognostic indicators of the EE may show regional differences. Showing the changing trends of EE may be beneficial for better patient care. For this purpose, we have planned to investigate the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of EE in Turkey. Tools and Methods: The predisposing factors of EE patients diagnosed between 2009-2019 were studied, clinical, ecocardiographic, microbiological and prognostic information. The prognostic factors associated with EE were determined by the one-variant and multi-variant regression analysis. A total of 80 patients (50 men, 30 women) were diagnosed with EE. Seven of the patients had repeated E.E. episodes. The most common conditions underlying were rheumatism cover disease (20 (%25,00) and prothesis heart cover (13 (%16,25)) . Seventy-seven (83.75) patients had left-sided vegetation, 10 (12.50%) patients had right-sided vegetation and 3 patients had heart system infection without covering. 61 (76.25%) patients were diagnosed with natural cover endocarditis. The most common microbiological agent was identified as staphylococcus species while it was followed by streptococcus and enterococcus species. Twenty-one (28.25%) of the patients died during the index hospitalization. Complicated clinical trial was identified as the most important predictor of hospital mortality. The result: information about the predisposing factors and the underlying conditions of the EE is developing. Patients developing complications in hospital tracking have the highest risk of hospital mortality.

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