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W. J. GLECKLER, M.D.

AMA Arch Intern Med. 1958;102(5):761-765.

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As recently as 1940 it was authoritatively stated that the vast majority of cases of subacute bacterial endocarditis occur in patients younger than 50 years of age.¹ In a recent survey of the literature this was proven erroneous. From 10% to 50% of cases in the several series reviewed by Wallach et al. occurred in persons over 50.² Studies of postmortem material have given similar figures. In 94 cases of subacute bacterial endocarditis autopsied by Traut et al., 38% were in patients over 45 years of age. Cases have been reported in patients of all ages up to the 10th decade.⁴

Subacute bacterial endocarditis usually occurs in persons with diseased hearts, and since more such people for various reasons are living to old age, a greater frequency of subacute bacterial endocarditis in the elderly can be expected in the future. It is worth while to stress the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
San Mateo, Calif.

Department of Medicine, San Mateo County Community Hospital.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication March 17, 1958.

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