Left-sided infective endocarditis in patients with liver cirrhosis

J. Ruiz-Morales, R. Ivanova-Georgieva, N. Fernández-Hidalgo, E. García-Cabrera, Jose M. Miró, P. Muñoz, B. Almirante, A. Plata-Ciézar, V. González-Ramallo, J. Gálvez-Acebal, M.C. Fariñas, J.M. Bravo-Ferrer, M.A. Goenaga-Sánchez, C. Hidalgo-Tenorio, J. Goikoetxea-Agirre, A. de Alarcón-González, Spanish Collaboration on Endocarditis de Apoyo al Manejo de Group-Grupo la Endocarditis en España, Fernando Fernández Sánchez, Marian Noureddine, Gabriel Rosas, Javier de la Torre Lima, José Aramendi, Elena Bereciartua, María Victoria Boado, Marta Campaña Lázaro, Juan José Goiti, José Luis Hernández, José Ramón Iruretagoyena, Josu Irurzun Zuazabal, Leire López-Soria, Miguel Montejo, Pedro María Pérez, Regino Rodríguez, Roberto Voces, Mª Victoria García López, Manuel Márquez Solero, Isabel Rodríguez Bailón, Gemma Sanchez Espín, Juan Otero, Ana María Cuende, Eduardo Gaminde, Pedro Idígoras, José Antonio Iribarren, Alberto Izaguirre Yarza, Carlos Reviejo, Tomás Echeverría, Ana Fuertes, Rafael Carrasco, Vicente Climent, Patricio Llamas, Esperanza Merino, Joaquín Plazas, Sergio Reus, Nemesio Álvarez, María del Mar Carmona, Laura Castelo, José Cuenca, Pedro Llinares, Enrique Miguez Rey, María Rodríguez Mayo, Dolores Sousa, Mª Carmen Zúñiga, Francisco Javier Martínez-Marcos, J.M. Lomas Cabezas, Mª del Mar Alonso, Beatriz Castro, Dácil García Marrero, Mª del Carmen Durán, Mª Antonia Miguel Gómez, Juan La Calzada, Ibrahim Nassar, José Mª Reguera Iglesias, Víctor Asensi Álvarez, Carlos Costas, Jesús de la Hera, Jonnathan Fernández Suárez, José Manuel García Ruiz, Lisardo Iglesias Fraile, José López Menéndez, Pilar Mencia Bajo, Carlos Morales, Alfonso Moreno Torrico, Carmen Palomo, Begoña Paya Martínez, Ángeles Rodríguez, Raquel Rodríguez García, Mauricio Telenti, Manuel Almela, Yolanda Armero, Manuel Azqueta, Ximena Castañeda, Carlos Cervera, Carlos Falces, Cristina García-de-la-Maria, José M. Gatell, Jaume Llopis, Francesc Marco, Carlos A. Mestres, Asunción Moreno, Salvador Ninot, José Ramírez, Marta Sitges, Carlos Paré, Juan M. Pericás, Javier Bermejo, Emilio Bouza, Viviana de Egea, Alia Eworo, Ana Fernández Cruz, Mª Eugenia García Leoni, Marcela González del Vecchio, Víctor González Ramallo, Martha Kestler Hernández, Mercedes Marín, Manuel Martínez-Sellés, Mª Cruz Menárguez, Hugo Rodríguez-Abella, Marta Rodríguez-Créixems, Jorge Rodríguez Roda, Blanca Pinilla, Ángel Pinto, Maricela Valerio, Eduardo Verde Moreno, Isabel Antorrena, Mar Moreno, José Ramón Paño, Sandra Rosillo, María Romero, Araceli Saldaña, Carlos Armiñanzas Castillo, Ana Arnaiz, José Berrazueta, Sara Bellisco, Manuel Cobo Belaustegui, Raquel Durán, Concepción Fariñas-Álvarez, Carlos Fernández Mazarrasa, Rubén Gómez Izquierdo, Claudia González Rico, José Gutiérrez Díez, Rafael Martín Durán, Marcos Pajarón, José Antonio Parra, Ramón Teira, Jesús Zarauza, Pablo García Pavía, Jesús González, Beatriz Orden, Antonio Ramos, Elena Rodríguez González, Tomasa Centella, José Hermida, José Moya, Pilar Martínez, Enrique Navas, Enrique Oliva, Alejandro del Río, Soledad Ruiz, Antonio de Castro, Marina de Cueto, Pastora Gallego, Jesús Rodríguez Baño, José Antonio Lepe, Rafael Luque Márquez, Encarnación Gutiérrez-Carretero, Julia Eslava Galán, Luis Javier Alonso, José Manuel Azcona Gutiérrez, José Ramón Blanco, Lara García, José Antonio Oteo, Natividad de Benito, Mercé Gurguí, Cristina Pacho, Roser Pericas, Guillem Pons, M. Álvarez, A.L. Fernández, Amparo Martínez, A. Prieto, Benito Regueiro, E. Tijeira, Marino Vega, Andrés Canut Blasco, José Cordo Mollar, Juan Carlos Gainzarain Arana, Oscar García Uriarte, Alejandro Martín López, Zuriñe Ortiz de Zárate, José Antonio Urturi Matos, Mª Belén Nacle, Antonio Sánchez, Luis Vallejo, José Mª Arribas Leal, Elisa García Vázquez, Alicia Hernández Torres, Joaquín Ruiz Gómez, Gonzalo de la Morena Valenzuela, Ángel Alonso, Javier Aramburu, Felicitas Elena Calvo, Anai Moreno Rodríguez, Paola Tarabini-Castellani, Eva Heredero Gálvez, Carolina Maicas Bellido, Mª Antonia Sepúlveda, Eva Cascales Alcolea, Pilar Egea Serrano, José Joaquín Hernández Roca, Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases

To evaluate the course of left-sided infective endocarditis (LsIE) in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) analyzing its influence on mortality and the impact of surgery. Prospective cohort study, conducted from 1984-2013 in 26 Spanish hospitals. A total of 3.136 patients with LsIE were enrolled and 308 had LC: 151 Child-Pugh A, 103 B, 34 C and 20 were excluded because of unknown stage. Mortality was significantly higher in the patients with LsIE and LC (42.5% vs. 28.4%; p < 0.01) and this condition was in general an independent worse factor for outcome (HR 1.51, 95% CI: 1.23 - 1.85; p< 0.001). However, patients in stage A had similar mortality to patients without cirrhosis (31.8% vs. 28.4% p = NS) and in this stage heart surgery had a protective effect (28% in operated patients vs. 60% in non-operated when it was indicated). Mortality was significantly higher in stages B (52.4%) and C (52.9%) and the prognosis was better for patients in stage B who underwent surgery immediately (mortality 50%) compared to those where surgery was delayed (58%) or not performed (74%). Only one patient in stage C underwent surgery. Patients with liver cirrhosis and infective endocarditis have a poorer prognosis only in stages B and C. Early surgery must be performed in stages A and although in selected patients in stage B when indicated.