U.S., April 14 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07523646) titled 'Anemia Therapy in Patients With Infective Endocarditis' on April 01.
Brief Summary: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a bacterial infection of the heart valves, inserted material or surrounding struc-tures and is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. In patients with IE, anemia is considered to result from the underlying infection, prolonged sustained inflammatory response due to the often slow natural course of the disease, and coexisting comorbidities.
Previous studies have found that moderate to severe anemia is associated with a markedly higher risk of mortality in the 6-months recovery phase following treatment for IE....