Table 1 Characteristics of patients
|  |  | with cerebral complications n = 20 | without cerebral complications n = 11 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 71 (42–82) | 54 (32–73) | 0.0053 | |
Sex (male, %) | 10 (50) | 6 (55) | 0.81 | |
Previous cardiac surgery (%) | 4 (20) | 0 | 0.051 | |
Prosthetic valve endocarditis (%) | 4 (20) | 0 | 0.051 | |
Diabetes mellitus (%) | 2 (10) | 2 (18) | 0.52 | |
Use of immunosuppressive drugs (%) | 3 (15) | 1 (9) | 0.63 | |
Hemodialysis (%) | 1 (5) | 0 | 0.34 | |
Preoperative ejection fraction (%) | 65 (25–80) | 65 (55–75) | 0.88 | |
Embolism to other organs (%) | 11 (55) | 2 (18) | 0.040 | |
Blood culture (%) | 19 (95) | 11 (100) | 0.34 | |
| Â | Staphylococci (%) | 4 (20) | 3 (27) | 0.56 |
| Â | Streptococcus (%) | 15 (75) | 8 (73) | |
Duration from onset of symptoms to diagnosis (days) | 16 (1-213) | 19 (1-150) | 0.70 | |
Duration from diagnosis to surgery (days) | 22 (0-157) | 28 (1-143) | 0.24 | |