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Table 4 Clinical manifestation and ultrasonic findings in 381 patients

From: Infective endocarditis at a tertiary-care hospital in China

Clinical manifestation

First clinical manifestation< 1 month

133 (34.9%)

Fever

367 (96.3%)

New murmur

157 (41.2%)

Vascular phenomena

163 (42.8%)

 Stoke

88 (23.1%)

Heart failure

70 (18.4%)

Abscess

40 (10.5%)

Anemia

259 (68%)

Immunological phenomena

118 (31%)

Vegetation

325 (85%)

Involved valve

 Aortic valve

127 (33.3%)

 Mitral valve

139 (36.5%)

 Tricuspid valve

32 (8.4%)

 Pulmonary valve

14 (3.7%)

 Others

7 (1.8%)

 Multi

40 (10.5%)

 Intra-cardiac implantation

2 (0.5%)

New severe mitral regurgitation

71 (18.6%)

New severe aortic regurgitation

77 (20.2%)

Paravalvular complication

47 (12.3%)

 Paravalvular fistula

13 (3.4%)

 Abscess

34 (8.9%)