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. 2020 Jan 23;28(1):2–42. doi: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2020.01954

Table 2. The incidence of infective endocarditis among risk groups.

Predisposing condition Incidence (per 100,000 population)
General population  
Mean age (years) 6
>70 12
>75 19
Structural heart valve diseases  
Rheumatic or degenerative heart valve diseases 348
Mitral valve prolapse (regurgitating) 48
Congenital heart diseases  
Ventricular septal defect (small) 480
Bicuspid aortic valve 66
Intracardiac foreign body  
Prosthetic valve >1,000 (2,800)
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation >1,000
Permanent pace-maker/intracardiac defibrillator 1,000
Previous infective endocarditis 7,300
Patient with renal failure  
End-stage chronic renal failure 627
Hemodialysis 1,092
Intravenous drug user 1,125
Solid organ transplant recipient 1,350