Table 3. Multivariate mortality predictors analysis.
| Clinical variable | Mortality | |
|---|---|---|
| In-hospital | 1 year | |
| Heart failure | 0.0136 | 0.0388 |
| Shock | 0.0009 | 0.0001 |
| Persistent bacteremia | 0.0016 | 0.0004 |
| Perivalvular extension | 0.0055 | 0.0034 |
| Age | 0.0002 | 0.0115 |
| S. Aureus | ns | 0.0471 |
The logistic multivariate analysis identified older age, staphylococcus aureus infection, heart failure, septic shock and persistent bacteremia as the only independent predictors of mortality. P values are shown according to in-hospital and one-year mortality. ns, not significant.