High readmission rates and mental distress after infective endocarditis - Results from the national population-based CopenHeart IE survey

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a severe disease requiring lengthy hospitalisation. Little is known about patients' recovery after IE. The aims of this study in IE patients were; (i) to describe mortality, readmission, self-reported health and rehabilitation up to 1year post-discharge, (ii) to examine associations between self-reported health and readmission, and (iii) to investigate predictors of readmission and mortality.publisher: Elsevier articletitle: High readmission rates and mental distress after infective endocarditis — Results from the national population-based CopenHeart IE survey journaltitle: International Journal of Cardiology articlelink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.02.077 content_type: article copyright: © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.status: publishe