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Circulation, 2021 Background: In 2007, the American Heart Association published updated evidence-based guidelines on the recommended use of antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent viridans group streptococcal (VGS) infective endocarditis (IE) in cardiac patients undergoing ...
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Escalating incidence of infective endocarditis in Europe in the 21st century
Open Heart, 2021 Aim To provide a contemporary analysis of incidence trends of infective endocarditis (IE) with its changing epidemiology over the past two decades in Europe. Methods A systematic review was conducted at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester.
K. Talha +13 more
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Novel Tissue Level Effects of the Staphylococcus aureus Enterotoxin Gene Cluster Are Essential for Infective Endocarditis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Superantigens are indispensable virulence factors for Staphylococcus aureus in disease causation. Superantigens stimulate massive immune cell activation, leading to toxic shock syndrome (TSS) and contributing to other illnesses.
Christopher S Stach +6 more
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Current Challenges in the Management of Infective Endocarditis
Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 Infective endocarditis is a relatively rare, but deadly cause of sepsis, with an overall mortality ranging from 20 to 25% in most series. Although the classic clinical classification into syndromes of acute or subacute endocarditis have not completely ...
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Revista Colombiana de Cardiología, 2022 Infective endocarditis is a severe disease with a high mortality and morbidity, and its clinical heterogeneity is a challenging barrier to rapid diagnosis and treatment.
Yavuzer Koza +2 more
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18F-FDG PET/CT in Infective Endocarditis: Indications and Approaches for Standardization
Current Cardiology Reports, 2021 Purpose of Review Additional imaging modalities, such as FDG-PET/CT, have been included into the workup for patients with suspected infective endocarditis, according to major international guidelines published in 2015.
D. Ten Hove +4 more
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Infective Endocarditis: A Focus on Oral Microbiota
Microorganisms, 2021 Infective endocarditis (IE) is an inflammatory disease usually caused by bacteria entering the bloodstream and settling in the heart lining valves or blood vessels.
C. Del Giudice +9 more
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An unusual case of disseminated intravascular coagulation [PDF]
, 2017 The use of cardiac pacemakers is increasing worldwide. Infective endocarditis from a pacemaker lead is a rare, but one of the most severe complications of pacemaker insertion.
Alshaker, Heba +4 more
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European Heart Journal, 2015 3D : three-dimensional AIDS : acquired immune deficiency syndrome b.i.d. : bis in die (twice daily) BCNIE : blood culture-negative infective endocarditis CDRIE : cardiac device-related infective endocarditis CHD : congenital heart disease CIED : cardiac ...
G. Habib +19 more
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Infective endocarditis: A contemporary update.
Clinical medicine (London), 2020 Infective endocarditis (IE) remains a rare condition but one with high associated morbidity and mortality. With an ageing population and increasing use of implantable cardiac devices and heart valves, the epidemiology of IE has changed.
R. Rajani, J. Klein
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