Table 6. Univariate predictors of mortality in Aspergillus IE.

Variable	Mortality	No Mortality	p-value
Clinical characteristic
Age	39.3 ±19.23	28.5 ±12.4	0.209
Male Gender	6 (46.2)	10 (55.6)	0.605
Underlying heart disease
PVE	12 (92.3)	8 (44.4)	0.008
Rheumatic heart disease	2 (15.4)	6 (33.3)	0.412
Congenital heart disease	0	2 (11.1)	0.5
Normal heart	1 (7.7)	4 (22.2)	0.368
Echocardiographic characteristics
Mitral IE	6 (46.2)	4 (22.2)	0.247
Aortic IE	4(30.8)	9 (50)	0.284
Abscess/pseudoaneurysm	4 (33.3)	9 (50)	0.367
EF	60.4 ±8.52	57.2 ±10.20	0.458
Treatment
Anti-fungal combination	1 (10)	10 (66.7)	0.012
Anti-fungal use pre-operative	2 (20)	6 (46.2)	0.379
Surgery performed	10 (76.9)	17 (94.4)	0.284
Complications
CHF FC III—IV	8 (66.7)	1 (6.7)	0.003
Severe sepsis	7 (53.8)	1 (6.3)	0.01
Embolization	8 (61.5)	9 (50)	0.524

Numbers are presented as mean ± SD or counts (column percentages).