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Contemporary demographics, diagnostics and outcomes in non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis

Heart, 2022
Objective Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a syndrome characterised by cardiac valve vegetations and/or thickening due to non-infective mechanisms.
Juan A. Quintero-Martinez, Joya-Rita Hindy, Said El Zein, H. Michelena, V. Nkomo, D. DeSimone, L. Baddour   +6 more
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Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Infective Endocarditis in Adults: A WikiGuidelines Group Consensus Statement.

JAMA Network Open, 2023
Importance Practice guidelines often provide recommendations in which the strength of the recommendation is dissociated from the quality of the evidence.
E. McDonald, G. Aggrey, Abdullah Tarik Aslan, Michael Casias, Nicolás W Cortés-Penfield, Mei Qin Denise Dong, Susan Egbert, Brent Footer, B. Isler, Madeline A. King, Mira Maximos, Terence C Wuerz, Ahmed A Azim, Jhongert Alza-Arcila, Anthony D. Bai, Michelle Blyth, Tom Boyles, Juan Caceres, Devin Clark, K. Davar, Justin T. Denholm, G. Forrest, Bassam Ghanem, S. Hagel, Alexandra Hanretty, Fergus Hamilton, Philipp Jent, Minji Kang, Geena A. Kludjian, Tim Lahey, Jonathan S Lapin, Rachael A Lee, Timothy Li, Dhara Mehta, Jessica Moore, Clayton T. Mowrer, G. Ouellet, Rebecca Reece, Jonathan H. Ryder, Alexandre Sanctuaire, James Sanders, B. J. Stoner, Jessica M So, Jean-François Tessier, R. Tirupathi, S. Tong, Noah Wald-Dickler, Arsheena Yassin, Christina Yen, B. Spellberg, Todd C Lee   +50 more
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Updates in Culture-Negative Endocarditis

Pathogens, 2023
Blood culture-negative infective endocarditis (BCNE) is a challenging condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This review discusses the epidemiology, microbiology, diagnosis, and treatment of BCNE considering advancements in ...
Jack W. McHugh, O. Saleh
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High BMI and low cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescence are associated with increased risk of severe bacterial infections in adulthood. [PDF]

J Intern Med
Abstract Background Obesity and poor physical fitness in youth are established risk factors for future cardiovascular disease and cancer. However, their potential impact on the risk of severe bacterial infections later in life remains unclear. Methods This register‐based cohort study followed almost 1 million Swedish conscripts (mean age 18.3 years ...
Sourander B, Mehlig K, Olsen F, Lindgren M, Snygg-Martin U, Gisslén M, Rosengren A, Åberg M, Robertson J.   +8 more
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Bacterial Endocarditis Caused by Actinomyces oris: First Reported Case and Literature Review

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2020
Actinomyces species are gram-positive, facultative anaerobic bacilli. Infection caused by Actinomyces species is usually limited to cervicofacial, thoracic, and abdominopelvic regions.
Chanita Phichaphop, N. Apiwattanakul, S. Wanitkun, Sophida Boonsathorn   +3 more
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Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Infective Endocarditis, and Its Complications

Cureus, 2022
Infective endocarditis in the adult is life-threatening. Bacterial endocarditis is an inner infection lining the heart muscle (endocardium). The scientific study of the causes of diseases is known as etiology. The agents that cause disease fall into five
Saakshi P Kamde, Anil Anjankar
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A Review of Cardiac Manifestations in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome With Focus on Endocarditis

Cureus, 2022
Patients with autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) are at a higher risk for adverse cardiovascular events associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
Matthew G Tayem, L. Shahin, John C. Shook, Marc M. Kesselman   +3 more
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Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis in a splenectomized patient with no risk factors

IDCases, 2020
Aspergillus endocarditis is a rare cause of culture-negative fungal endocarditis, after Candida endocarditis. Typical risk factors include intravenous drug use, immunosuppression, prior cardiac surgery or presence of prosthetic heart valves ...
Abhimanyu Aggarwal, Karen Hogan, Armando Paez   +2 more
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Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis: distinct mechanisms of bacterial adhesion to damaged and inflamed heart valves.

European Heart Journal, 2019
AIMS The pathogenesis of endocarditis is not well understood resulting in unsuccessful attempts at prevention. Clinical observations suggest that Staphylococcus aureus infects either damaged or inflamed heart valves.
L. Liesenborghs, Severien Meyers, M. Lox, Maarten Criel, J. Claes, M. Peetermans, S. Trenson, G. Vande Velde, P. Vanden Berghe, P. Baatsen, D. Missiakas, O. Schneewind, W. Peetermans, M. Hoylaerts, T. Vanassche, P. Verhamme   +15 more
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Endocarditis With Complete Heart Block

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2016
Gram-negative bacterial endocarditis causes 5% of all bacterial endocarditis. Among gram-negative bacteria, Klebsiella species are rare causes of native valve endocarditis.
Saad Ullah MD, Omar Elbita MD, Mahmoud Abdelghany MD, Hassan Tahir MD, Puneet Tuli MD, Waseem Zaid Alkilani MD, Joshan Suri MD   +6 more
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