| Table 13: | ||
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Neurologic
Complications In Native (NVE)
and Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis (PVE) |
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|
Complication
|
NVE
(%)
|
PVE
(%)
|
| Stroke |
15
|
21
|
| Encephalopathy |
9
|
8
|
| Retinal emboli |
3
|
3
|
| Headache |
4
|
3
|
| Mycotic aneurysm |
3
|
--
|
| Abscess |
1
|
2
|
| Meningitis |
1
|
2
|
| Seizures |
1
|
--
|
| Total |
37
|
39
|
| Adapted from reference 21 | ||
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2003 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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