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Lactobacillus Endocarditis-Associated Glomerulonephritis Complicated by anti-Coagulant Nephropathy and Renal Amyloidosis

open access: yesCase Reports in Pathology, 2019
Kidney injury is a well-known sequelae of infectious endocarditis. Various types of kidney injury can be seen, including endocarditis-associated glomerulonephritis, and may affect nearly half of the patients with infectious endocarditis.
Mitchell Moosavi, Jonathan E. Zuckerman
doaj   +1 more source

Oral Health and Aging [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The sooner we recognize the importance of oral health to our well-being as older adults, the better we age. We need to consider our dentist as part of our health care team.
Ansello, Edward F.
core   +2 more sources

Spike detection in the wild: Screening of suspected temporal lobe epilepsy cases using a tailored 2‐channel wearable EEG

open access: yesEpilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To clinically validate the contribution of a custom‐built EEG wearable device (waEEG) compared to a full 10–20 electrode array ambulatory EEG (aEEG) for screening epilepsy cases in patients with suspected temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) but negative routine EEGs. Methods Patients (aged 16–91 years) with clinically suspected TLE who were
Daniel Filipe Borges   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanical plaque removal in step‐1 of care

open access: yesPeriodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Maintaining a regular oral hygiene routine is essential for taking care of our mouths, ensuring healthy teeth, and achieving fresh breath. Patient education on oral hygiene is an important component of their overall treatment. Firstly, patients should be informed about the direct connection between bacteria in dental plaque and oral diseases ...
G. A. (Fridus) Van der Weijden   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Native Pulmonic Valve Endocarditis due to Mycobacterium fortuitum: A Case Report and Literature Review

open access: yesCase Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2015
Endocarditis secondary to Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rare entity often involving prosthetic valves and rarely native valves. Pulmonic valve endocarditis secondary to any organism is rare.
Aaron M. Mulhall   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pascal's Wager, infective endocarditis and the "no-lose" philosophy in medicine [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Doctors and dentists have traditionally used antibiotic prophylaxis in certain patient groups in order to prevent infective endocarditis (IE). New guidelines, however, suggest that the risk to patients from using antibiotics is higher than the risk from ...
Conway, D.I., Shaw, D.
core   +1 more source

A Case of Cerebral Air Embolization During Robot‐Assisted Partial Nephrectomy via a Retroperitoneal Approach for the Patient With Renal Cell Carcinoma

open access: yesIJU Case Reports, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Cerebral air embolism accompanied by right‐to‐left shunt through the venous system during Robot‐assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) is regarded as a rare occurrence, with a high mortality rate. Case Presentation A case of a 77‐year‐old man with renal cell carcinoma who developed cerebral air embolism during right retroperitoneal ...
Takashi Matsumoto   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis in an indigenous Australian male without classic risk factors

open access: yesMedical Mycology Case Reports, 2018
Aspergillus endocarditis is rare with most cases occurring in immunosuppressed patients. We present the case of an “immunocompetent” Indigenous Australian male with culture confirmed Aspergillus brain abscesses complicating bilateral endocarditis.
Tina Marinelli   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Heart of a Horse: 3‐D Echocardiographic Analysis of the Equine Aortic Valve [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Aortic regurgitation (AR) can be a normal function of aging or a disease in younger horses. Symptoms range from no outward signs to decreased performance to sudden cardiac arrest.
McElhinney, Amber
core   +1 more source

Clinical Characteristics and Factors Associated With Mortality in First-Episode Infective Endocarditis Among Persons Who Inject Drugs

open access: yesJAMA Network Open, 2018
Key Points Question In first-episode infective endocarditis in persons who inject drugs, what are the clinical differences between patients who receive surgery vs those who are medically treated, and which factors are associated with mortality?
L. Rodger   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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