A Study of Clinical, Microbiological, and Echocardiographic Profile of Patients of Infective Endocarditis

Table 1

Summary of clinical profile of patients of IE ( = 44).

Parameters	Mean ± SD	Percentage
Age	31 ± 11.6 years	—
Sex	34 males/10 females	M : F:: 3.4 : 1
Duration of hospitalisation	24 ± 8.6 days	—
Fever	40	91%
Duration	19 ± 7.9 days	—
Dyspnea
NYHA grade
IV	22	50%
III	18	41%
II	4	9%
Palpitation (sudden onset)	34	77%
Weight loss	20	45%
Pallor	36	82%
Clubbing	26	59%
Pedal edema	22	50%
Icterus	6	14%
Raised JVP	22	50%
AF (new onset)	10	23%
Hepatomegaly	16	36%
Splenomegaly	24	55%
Cardiogenic shock	6	14%
	(RHD: 4/CHD: 2)
Clinical outcomes
Heart failure	22	50%
Acute renal failure	16	36%
Embolic events		27%
Pulmonary	8
Cerebral	4
Prognosis
Discharge	42	95.5%
Death	2	4.5%