Table 1.

Characteristics of the patients with suspicion of IE included in the study

Characteristic	Number
Sex, male	1222 (60%)
Mean age (range, SD, median)	62 years (4–103, 17, 66)
males	61.4 years (4–93, 17, 65)
females	63 years (5–103, 18, 67)
Prior valvular damage	1206 (59.4%)
Bio-prosthesis	231 (11.4%)
Mechanical prosthesis	250 (12.3%)
Pace maker	267 (13%)
Aortic valve damage	544 (34%)
Mitral valve damage	595 (37.3%)
Tricuspid valve damage	64 (4.3%)
History of acute articular rheumatism	156 (9.8%)
Fever	1214 (65.6%)
Services
intensive care unit	86 (4.4%)
cardiology	853 (43.7%)
internal medicine	441 (22.6%)
cardiac surgery	165 (8.5%)
infectious diseases	104 (5.3%)