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Periodontitis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: A critical appraisal

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract In spite of intensive research efforts driving spectacular advances in terms of prevention and treatments, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain a leading health burden, accounting for 32% of all deaths (World Health Organization. “Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs).” WHO, February 1, 2017, https://www.who.int/news‐room/fact‐sheets/detail ...
Maria Clotilde Carra, Hélène Rangé, Giuseppina Caligiuri, Philippe Bouchard   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Rare Case of Quadrivalvular Infective Endocarditis. [PDF]

Case Rep Med
Infective endocarditis is a devastating disease with high morbidity and mortality. Infective endocarditis affecting all four valves is rarely encountered. Even rarer is the involvement of all four valves by nutritionally variant streptococci, Granulicatella.
Jeedigunta M, R P, Krishnananda, Prabhu M, M V A.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Successful Treatment of Infective Endocarditis at 33 Weeks' Gestation Causing Acute Left Heart Failure. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Although infective endocarditis (IE) during pregnancy is rare, it is associated with high maternal and fetal mortality rates. Educating pregnant women on infection prevention is essential. If IE occurs, multidisciplinary collaboration is important to determine an optimal strategy for childbirth and surgery in its successful management.
Masaki M, Wakasa M, Kuzume Y, Sawaguchi J, Takamura TA, Fujibayashi K, Takano T, Kajinami K.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Endocarditis, Meningitis and Pneumocystis Pneumonia [PDF]

, 2016
Infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with high morbidity and mortality despite advances in antibiotic and surgical treatment. Systemic embolism occurs in up to 49% of IE patients and may involve the major arteries, limb arteries, viscera and the ...
Andrade, Sérgio, Conceição, Filipe, Paulo, Cristiana, Silva, Filipa, Vilaça, João   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Bartonella henselae infective endocarditis with dissemination: A case report and literature review in Southeast Asia

IDCases, 2018
Bartonella is among the most common causes of culture-negative infective endocarditis, with B. henselae being one of the most frequently reported species.
Preudtipong Noopetch, Teerada Ponpinit, Chusana Suankratay   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Differences in GlycA and lipoprotein particle parameters may help distinguish acute kawasaki disease from other febrile illnesses in children. [PDF]

, 2016
BackgroundGlycosylation patterns of serum proteins, such as α1-acid glycoprotein, are modified during an acute phase reaction. The response of acute Kawasaki disease (KD) patients to IVIG treatment has been linked to sialic acid levels on native IgG ...
Burns, Jane C, Connelly, Margery A, Kanegaye, John T, Otvos, James D, Pourfarzib, Ray, Shalaurova, Irina, Shimizu, Chisato, Tremoulet, Adriana H, Winegar, Deborah A   +8 more
core   +3 more sources

Draft Genome Sequence of Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus CITCf01, Isolated from a Patient with Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis

Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2019
Campylobacter fetus is a Gram-negative, zoonotic pathogen and a member of the class Epsilonproteobacteria. We report the draft genome sequence of C. fetus subsp. fetus CITCf01, isolated from a patient with subacute bacterial endocarditis.
E. Culligan, J. O'Connor, Caoimhe Lynch, D. O’Brien, C. Vaughan, D. Bolton, A. Coffey, R. Sleator, B. Lucey   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mycotic aneurysm of the posterior tibial artery – a rare complication of bacterial endocarditis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008
Introduction Distal arterial embolisation and subsequent aneurysm formation are rare occurrences and most are secondary to trauma. We have found no case reports that describe posterior tibial aneurysm formation secondary to bacterial endocarditis.
Patel S, D'Souza N, Gurjar SV, Hewes JC, Edrees W   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Classic Peripheral Signs of Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis

The Korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2016
A 50-year-old female patient with visual disturbances was referred for further evaluation of a heart murmur. Fundoscopy revealed a Roth spot in both eyes.
Yooyoung Chong, Sung Joon Han, Y. Rhee, S. Kang, J. Yu, M. Na   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Streptococcus gordonii septic arthritis : two cases and review of literature

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2012
Background Despite advances in antimicrobial and surgical therapy, septic arthritis remains a rheumatologic emergency that can lead to rapid joint destruction and irreversible loss of function.
Yombi Jean cyr, Belkhir Leila, Jonckheere Sylvie, Wilmes Dunja, Cornu Olivier, Vandercam Bernard, Rodriguez-Villalobos Hector   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source