Infective endocarditis in octogenarians—a multicenter analysis
IE in the elderly is associated with a higher risk and may present with a different clinical profile. Although advanced age does play a role in the outcomes of surgery for IE, it alone should not be the sole factor to rule out surgery in this cohort.
Authors
- Christian M. Hagl
- Hug Aubin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9289-8927)
- Mateo Marin‐Cuartas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1000-4710)
- Torsten Doenst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6411-909X)
- Payam Akhyari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6452-8678)
- Sems‐Malte Tugtekin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7321-2490)
- Martín Misfeld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7940-0629)
- Klaus Matschke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4544-3967)
- Artur Lichtenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8580-6369)
- Carolyn Weber
- Asen Petrov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-2489)
- Maximilian Luehr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0645-1764)
- Mahmoud Diab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1529-6046)
- Thorsten Wahlers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8437-4119)
- Shekhar Saha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9903-3237)
- Michael A. Borger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0780-6851)
- Tulio Calzodano
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University of Cologne (DE)
- Sydney Adventist Hospital (AU)
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (AU)
- Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
- Leipzig Heart Institute (DE)
- Hessische Hochschule für Finanzen und Rechtspflege (DE)
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DE)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen (DE)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena (DE)
- Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf111
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71