Cardiac imaging in infectious endocarditis [PDF]
Infectious endocarditis remains both a diagnostic and a treatment challenge. A positive outcome depends on a rapid diagnosis, accurate risk stratification, and a thorough follow-up. Imaging plays a key role in each of these steps and echocardiography remains the cornerstone of the methods in use. The technique of both transthoracic echocardiography and
Bruun, Niels Eske+3 more
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A case of infectious endocarditis due to BCG [PDF]
The occurrence of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) disease following instillation for bladder cancer is commonly documented. The intravesical administration of BCG is generally safe, but may present severe complications. A fatal case of native aortic valve infectious endocarditis with septicemia due to BCG in a patient treated with intravesical ...
Ludivine Saby+7 more
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Background A unicuspid aortic valve is a rare congenital cardiac abnormality. Despite its uncommon finding on an initial presentation, aortic insufficiency is accompanied with unicuspid aortic valve and this might reflect the natural history of ...
Naoko Yuzawa-Tsukada+3 more
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Treatment of severe infectious endocarditis [PDF]
Stephen R. Daniels
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Importance of In-Hospital Prospective Registry and Infectious Endocarditis Heart Team to Monitor and Improve Quality of Care in Patients with Infectious Endocarditis. [PDF]
Aim: To investigate the value of prospective in-hospital registry data and the impact of an infectious endocarditis heart team approach (IEHT) on improvement in quality of care and monitor outcomes in hospitalized patients with IE.
Van Camp G+17 more
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Non-infectious endocarditis and myocarditis after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination. [PDF]
Department of Cardiology, Hokkaido Cardiovascular Hospital, 1-30, Minami-27, Nishi-13, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064-8622, Japan; Department of Radiology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama 330-8503, Japan ...
Aikawa T+4 more
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Clinical course and features of the diagnosis of infectious endocarditis in the elderly
Infectious endocarditis is a formidable disease characterized by an extremely unfavorable prognosis in its natural course. Analyzing the literature data, it can be noted that the frequency of infectious endocarditis in the Russian Federation has ...
M. A. Stepchenko+4 more
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Bartonella Infectious Endocarditis Associated With Cryoglobulinemia and Multifocal Proliferative Glomerulonephritis [PDF]
Bartonella sp. are a common cause of culture-negative infective endocarditis. Glomerulonephritis is a well-documented consequence of the immune activation associated with infective endocarditis.
Ahmed Babiker+2 more
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Infectious endocarditis and infection of intracardiac devices in adults. Clinical guidelines 2021
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A. Demin+33 more
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A Multidisciplinary Pathway for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Endocarditis. [PDF]
Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Clinical pathways can be useful when disparate clinical-pathologic groups converge on a common diagnostic and therapeutic trajectory.
Gibbons EF+6 more
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