Injection drug use is a relatively infrequent cause of endocarditis in this group of patients in more contemporary cohorts. All patients with suspected Gram-negative endocarditis should undergo ...

Introduction: Endocarditis is a life-threatening infection of the heart valves, frequently caused by pathogenic bacteria. The growth of multidrug-resistant bacteria necessitates the development of ...

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.

A scientific statement has been published by the AHA regarding the diagnosis and management of blood culture-negative endocarditis. The American Heart Association (AHA) has issued a scientific ...

Past, haemolytica infection in man is extremely rare. The case of bacterial endocarditis with perforation of a mitral-valve leaflet caused by this organism reported below is to our knowledge the ...

hotmail.com Objective Infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) have an increased risk of developing IE.

Methods: 262 patients with 266 episodes of suspected infective endocarditis were referred for TTE and TOE over three years in a 423 bed university cardiology hospital. Patients were a mean (SD) of ...

Daniel C. DeSimone, MD, Chair; Zerelda Esquer Garrigos, MD, Vice Chair; Grace E. Marx, MD, MPH; Pierre Tattevin, MD; Barbara Hasse, MD; David W. McCormick, MD ...

Editorial referring to the article: Analysis of the SHARPEN Score in the Prediction of In-Hospital Mortality of Patients With Infective Endocarditis Undergoing Cardiac Surgery 1 Delgado V, Marsan NA, ...

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