CHF: Congestive heart failure; CI: Contraindication; DM: Diabetes mellitus; ICU: Intensive care unit; IE: Infective endocarditis; iv.: Intravenous; LV: Left ventricle ...

In an attempt to evaluate the magnitude and significance of recent changes in the clinical pattern of bacterial endocarditis and to assess the influence of both host and bacterial factors on this ...

Infective endocarditis is an infection in the heart valves or endocardium. The endocardium is the lining of the interior surfaces of the chambers of the heart. This condition is usually caused by ...

Though treatment of endocarditis is tailored to each patient depending on history, epidemiology, risk factors, and comorbidities, empirical management is warranted. The American Heart Association (AHA ...

Infective endocarditis (IE) is rare after TAVR—and has been decreasing in recent years—but it’s linked to high mortality, Medicare data confirm. Although fewer than 1% of patients developed IE ...

There is no causal link between periodontitis and infective endocarditis (IE), indicating that past clinical practices may have overstated the role of periodontitis in preventing the condition, ...

In-hospital mortality for left-sided infective endocarditis is strongly associated with sepsis and the failure to complete ...

Case 1. A.C. (P.A.S.H. 21–59–29), a 62-year-old man, was admitted to the hospital on September 19, 1966, because of paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. In 1957 he was noted to have an aortic diastolic ...

Since the valves of the heart do not have a blood supply, they are less equipped to fight bacteria than other parts of the heart. Bacteria in the blood passes through the heart and can settle in a ...

Medical 76% Strong correlation between propensity score and timing of surgery. Individual effect of each variable difficult to measure [22] CHF: Congestive heart failure; CI: Contraindication; DM: ...