| Blood culture positive | Blood culture negative | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Embolic events prior to surgery, % | 29.82 | 27.96 | 0.768 |
Locally uncontrolled infection, % | 30.00 | 31.87 | 0.775 |
Haemodynamically unstable, % | 11.40 | 7.53 | 0.348 |
Vegetation size, mm, mean | 16.70 (9.95) | 14.48 (7.69) | 0.097 |