Infective endocarditis in patients with cancer: a consequence of invasive procedures or a harbinger of neoplasm?. A prospective, multicenter cohort.

AbstractThe aim of the study was to draw a comparison between the characteristics of infective endocarditis (IE) in patients with cancer and those of IE in noncancer patients.Patients with IE, according to the modified Duke criteria, were prospectively included in the GAMES registry between January