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. 2021 Apr 15;21:186. doi: 10.1186/s12872-021-01991-x

Table 2.

Underlying valve disease in patients with and without spondylodiscitis

Type of valve Site Spondylodiscitis
Yes No
Valvula dysfunction n (%) Valvula dysfunction n (%)
Absent Mild/moderate Severe Absent Mild/moderate Severe
Native Aortic 1 (100) 1 (20) 5 (33) 16 (57) 29 (45) 54 (46)
Mitral 0 (0) 3 (60) 8 (54) 10 (36) 31 (47) 56 (48)
Tricuspid 0 (0) 1 (20) 2 (13) 2 (7) 5 (8) 7 (6)
Prosthetic Aortic 4 (100) 2 (67) 1 (100) 19 (70) 36 (62) 25 (64)
Mitral 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 8 (30) 19 (33) 12 (31)
Tricuspid 0 (0) 1 (33) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (5) 2 (5)