Bilateral valvular involvement in infective endocarditis: A clinically distinct entity? A multicenter retrospective study
BLIE represents a clinically distinct IE subgroup characterized by dual vulnerabilities: high-risk substance use behaviors associated with RSIE, and medical complexity typically seen in LSIE. Our findings underscore the importance of including BLIE as a distinct category in future epidemiological and clinical investigations of endocarditis valvular involvement.
Authors
- Rowida Mohamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0656-3069)
- Nathan L. Maris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9147-8865)
- Ruchi Bhandari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4288-6255)
Institutions
- West Virginia University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Yale University (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0336847
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00