for clinical outcome and its correlation with microbiological etiology in patients with infective endocarditis (IE). Methods: A retrospective single-center analysis was performed from 2007 till 2009.

All patients with suspected Gram-negative endocarditis should undergo transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) to confirm the diagnosis and assess for cardiac complications such as intracardiac ...

A scientific statement regarding the diagnosis and management of blood culture-negative endocarditis has been published by the AHA.

(Annals of Thoracic Surgery) In Japan, the incidence of infective endocarditis increased, while affected patients turned up older and more medically complex. (Journal of the American Heart ...