Table 1.

Demographics, underlying diseases, and clinical features of 315 patients with infective endocarditis at National Taiwan University Hospital from 1995 to 2003

^aNeurological symptoms included limb weakness, headache, seizure, or change in consciousness.

^bGastrointestinal symptoms included diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain.

^cConstitutional symptoms included fatigue, general malaise, or loss of body weight.

^dMiscellaneous symptoms included other cardiovascular symptoms (arrhythmia or conduction disturbance, or palpitation, other than chest pain and dyspnoea), musculoskeletal symptoms (arthralgia, muscle ache, or non-specific limb pain), pedal oedema, haematological symptoms (petechiae, bleeding).