Impact of routine brain imaging on the prognosis of patients with left-sided valve infective endocarditis without neurological manifestations

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BACKGROUND: There are limited data on the impact of routine use of brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on the prognosis of neurologically asymptomatic patients with left-sided infective endocarditis (IE).

METHODS: Among patients diagnosed with possible or definite IE in two tertiary referral centers between January 2005 and March 2019, we identified 527 left-sided IE patients without neurological symptoms or signs at the time of diagnosis. Patients who underwent brain MRI within 1 week after the IE diagnosis were classified as the routine brain imaging group (n = 216), and the rest were categorized as the control group (n = 311). All-cause mortality at 3 months, attributable mortality (defined as death directly related to IE), and fatal neurological events compared after adjustment using inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW).

RESULTS: During a median follow-up of 57 months, the routine brain imaging group had a similar risk of 3-month all-cause mortality to the control group in the multivariate analysis (hazard ratio [HR], 0.53; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.24-1.14) and IPTW-adjusted cohort (HR, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.25-1.42). The risks of attributable mortality and fatal neurological events were also similar between the two groups in the multivariable analysis and IPTW-adjusted cohort. In the subgroup analysis, the routine brain imaging group showed more favorable outcomes in cases of large vegetation (> 10 mm) or acute-onset microorganisms.

CONCLUSIONS: Routine use of brain MRI in left-sided IE patients without neurological manifestations is not associated with improved clinical outcomes. However, routine brain imaging in appropriate clinical settings could improve clinical outcomes.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:389

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International journal of cardiology - 389(2023) vom: 15. Okt., Seite 131175

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Oh, Jin Kyung [VerfasserIn]
Jung, Jongtak [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Seung-Ah [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Sahmin [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Eun-Jae [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Euijin [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Chang Kyoung [VerfasserIn]
Choe, Pyoeng Gyun [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Yong-Jin [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Nam Joong [VerfasserIn]
Song, Jong-Min [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Duk-Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Song, Jae-Kwan [VerfasserIn]
Oh, Myoung-Don [VerfasserIn]
Park, Wan Beom [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Dae-Hee [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Brain imaging
Infective endocarditis
Journal Article
Neurological manifestation

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Date Completed 08.09.2023

Date Revised 16.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.131175

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NLM359431305