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Table 4 Vegetation sites in the HD and non-HD patients with IE

From: Comparative analysis of infective endocarditis in hemodialysis versus non-hemodialysis patients in Iran: implications for clinical practice and future research

Vegetation Sites

HD Group

(n = 34)

Non-HD Group

(n = 105)

P-value

Left-sided native and prosthetic valve vegetation

22 (64.70%)

79 (75.23%)

0.231

 Left-sided native valve vegetation

20 (58.82%)

61 (58.09%)

0.940

 Left-sided prosthetic valve vegetation

2 (5.88%)

20 (19.04%)

0.068

Right-sided native and prosthetic valve vegetation

14 (41.17%)

22 (20.95%)

0.019

 Right-sided native valve vegetation

14 (41.17%)

19 (18.09%)

0.01

 Right-sided prosthetic valve vegetation

0

4 (3.80%)

0248

Both-sided native and prosthetic valve vegetation

5 (14.7%)

4 (3.80%)

0.025

AV site vegetation

12 (35.29%)

42 (40%)

0.625

MV site vegetation

14 (41.17%)

47 (44.76%)

0.714

TV site vegetation

13 (38.23%)

15 (14.28%)

0.002

PV site vegetation

2 (5.88%)

8 (7.61%)

0.733

  1. HD, Hemodialysis; IE, Infective endocarditis; AV, Aortic valve; MV, Mitral valve; TV, Tricuspid valve; PV, Pulmonary valve