Objective. To evaluate the epidemiological, clinical, echocardiographic, microbiological characteristics and complications of patients with complicated infective endocarditis (IE) in a Peruvian refence hospital. Material and methods. A retrospective, descriptive study was carried out reviewing the medical records of patients diagnosed with IE treated at Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular-INCOR between years 2012 and 2016; collecting clinical, imaging and laboratory variables. Results. 59 cases were included, predominantly males (66.1%) and the median age was 50 years (IQR 37-62). The most frequent comorbidities were congenital heart disease (42.3%) and the presence of a prosthetic valve (23.7%). The most frequent sign found in the physical examination was fever (69.49%) and the most common symptom was dyspnea (52.5%). The proportion of positive blood cultures was 55.9%, and in 51.5% of th...

Objective. To evaluate the epidemiological, clinical, surgical, pathological characteristics and outcomes in the follow-up of heart transplant recipients at the National Cardiovascular Institute during 2010-2020. Material and methods. A retrospective descriptive study was performed by reviewing the medical records of patients undergoing heart transplantation at a national referral center, describing the clinical, surgical, laboratory, pathology characteristics and survival of patients up to 10 years of follow-up. Results. Eightysix patients were transplanted in 10 years, the median age was 41 years (RIQ 28-56), being predominantly male (66.3%). The three leading causes of indication for heart transplantation were: dilated cardiomyopathy (48.9%), ischemic heart disease (17.4%), and myocarditis (6.9%). Total ischemia time was 160 minutes (RIQ 129.7-233.5). Survival at one, five, and ten ye...

Objetivo. Evaluar las características epidemiológicas, clínicas, ecocardiográficas, microbiológicas y complicaciones de pacientes con endocarditis infecciosa complicada, atendidos en un hospital de referencia peruano. Material y métodos. Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo, descriptivo, de pacientes con diagnóstico de endocarditis infecciosa atendidos en el Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular (INCOR) entre los años 2012 y 2016; se recolectaron sus variables clínicas, imagenológicas y de laboratorio. Resultados. Se incluyeron 59 casos, con predominio del sexo masculino (66,1%) y mediana de edad de 50 años (RIQ 37-62). Las comorbilidades más frecuentes fueron la cardiopatía congénita (42,3%) y la presencia de válvula protésica (23,7%). El signo más frecuente en el examen físico fue la fiebre (69,49%) y el síntoma más común fue la disnea (52,5%). La proporción de hemocu...

Objetivo. Evaluar las características epidemiológicas, clínicas, quirúrgicas, patológicas y desenlaces en el seguimiento de los pacientes receptores de trasplante cardiaco en el Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular durante 2010-2020. Materiales y métodos. Estudio retrospectivo descriptivo de pacientes sometidos a trasplante cardiaco en un centro de referencia nacional, se describen las características clínicas, quirúrgicas, de laboratorio, de patología y la supervivencia de los pacientes hasta los 10 años de seguimiento. Resultados. Ochenta y seis pacientes fueron trasplantados en 10 años, la mediana de edad fue de 41 años (RIQ 28-56), con predominancia de varones (66,3%). Las tres primeras causas de indicación de trasplante cardiaco fueron: cardiomiopatía dilatada (48,9%), cardiopatía isquémica (17,4%) y miocarditis (6,9%). El tiempo de isquemia total fue de 160 min (RIQ 1...

Objective. To evaluate the epidemiological, clinical, echocardiographic, microbiological characteristics and complications of patients with complicated infective endocarditis (IE) in a Peruvian refence hospital. Material and methods. A retrospective, descriptive study was carried out reviewing the medical records of patients diagnosed with IE treated at Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular-INCOR between years 2012 and 2016; collecting clinical, imaging and laboratory variables. Results. 59 cases were included, predominantly males (66.1%) and the median age was 50 years (IQR 37-62). The most frequent comorbidities were congenital heart disease (42.3%) and the presence of a prosthetic valve (23.7%). The most frequent sign found in the physical examination was fever (69.49%) and the most common symptom was dyspnea (52.5%). The proportion of positive blood cultures was 55.9%, and in 51.5% of th...

Objective. To evaluate the epidemiological, clinical, surgical, pathological characteristics and outcomes in the follow-up of heart transplant recipients at the National Cardiovascular Institute during 2010-2020. Material and methods. A retrospective descriptive study was performed by reviewing the medical records of patients undergoing heart transplantation at a national referral center, describing the clinical, surgical, laboratory, pathology characteristics and survival of patients up to 10 years of follow-up. Results. Eightysix patients were transplanted in 10 years, the median age was 41 years (RIQ 28-56), being predominantly male (66.3%). The three leading causes of indication for heart transplantation were: dilated cardiomyopathy (48.9%), ischemic heart disease (17.4%), and myocarditis (6.9%). Total ischemia time was 160 minutes (RIQ 129.7-233.5). Survival at one, five, and ten ye...