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Trends and outcomes of infective endocarditis in patients on dialysis
We examined outcomes of 44 816 patients with IE on dialysis and 202 547 patients with IE not on dialysis from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database from 2006 thorough 2011. Dialysis patients were younger (59 ± 15 years vs 62 ± 18 years) and more likely to be female (47% vs 40%) and African‐American (47% vs 40%; all P < 0.001). Hospitalizations for IE in the dialysis group increased from 175 to 222 per 10 000 patients (P trend = 0.04). Staphylococcus aureus was the most common microorganism isolated in both dialysis (61%) and nondialysis (45%) groups. IE due to S aureus (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]...
Source: Clinical Cardiology - January 31, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Nirmanmoh Bhatia, Sahil Agrawal, Aakash Garg, Divyanshu Mohananey, Abhishek Sharma, Manyoo Agarwal, Lohit Garg, Nikhil Agrawal, Amitoj Singh, Sudip Nanda, Jamshid Shirani Tags: QUALITY AND OUTCOMES Source Type: research

Transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with advanced kidney disease: A propensity score –matched analysis
ConclusionsIn patients with advanced kidney disease, SAVR was associated with higher mortality and higher periprocedural complications, as compared with TAVR. Thus, benefits of TAVR could be extended in patients with advanced kidney disease who cannot undergo surgery.
Source: Clinical Cardiology - October 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Rajkumar Doshi, Jay Shah, Vaibhav Patel, Varun Jauhar, Perwaiz Meraj Tags: CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research