Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus capitis: report of 4 cases
| Â | Age (y.o.) | Sex | PVE onset from the first operation (Days) | First valve operation | Surgical Indication | Fever at admission | Heart failure | Embolic Event | Re-operation from the PVE diagnosis (days) | Re-operation from the fever onset (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case 1 | 79 | F | 24 | AVR (Biological) | Annular abscess Regurgitation | + | - | - | 5 | 12 |
Case 2 | 79 | F | 40 | AVR (Biological) | Vegetation | + | - | - | 2 | 14 |
Case 3 | 76 | M | 53 | AVR (Biological) | Vegetation | + | - | - | 2 | 8 |
Case 4 | 68 | F | 106 | MVR (Biological) AVR (Biological) | Regurgitation Shock | + | + | - | 0 | 8 |
Mean | 76 ± 5.2 |  | 56 ± 36 |  |  |  |  |  | 2.3 ± 2.1 | 10.5 ± 3 |