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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2017 Background Infective endocarditis is an uncommon but life-threatening infectious disease. To our knowledge, current investigations of the characteristics of infective endocarditis in our region are scarce.
Wan Zhu, Qian Zhang, Jingping Zhang
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First report of infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus pseudoporcinus in Vietnam
New Microbes and New Infections, 2020 We report a first case of Streptococcus pseudoporcinus bacteraemia causing infective endocarditis in a 40-year-old man in Vietnam. This is the second case of Streptococcus pseudoporcinus infective endocarditis in the literature.
P.D. Hai +5 more
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American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2020 Objective An increase in opioid use disorder and subsequent intravenous drug use has led to an increase in sequalae that may complicate pregnancy, such as infective endocarditis.
Adebayo Adesomo +2 more
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Contemporary risk models for infective endocarditis surgery: a narrative review
Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease, 2023 Infective endocarditis is a complex heterogeneous condition involving the infection of the endocardium and heart valves, leading to severe complications, including death.
Ankit Agrawal +7 more
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A Case Report of Acute Heart Failure Due to Infective Aortic Endocarditis Diagnosed by Point-of-care Ultrasound [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening condition with significant morbidity and mortality, and can require surgical repair.Case Report: A 36-year-old man presented to the emergency department for worsening dyspnea and chest pain.
Gallagher, Ryan +3 more
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Case Reports in Cardiology, 2017 Aortocardiac fistulae (ACF) are exceptionally due to infective endocarditis; they are usually congenital, posttraumatic, or complicate aortic dissection.
Amine Ghalem +5 more
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Pulmonic valve infective endocarditis from staph lugdunensis
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2019 Pulmonic valve endocarditis is an extremely rare entity. Only 1.1% of all cases of all infective endocarditis affect the pulmonic valve. Furthermore, it is even more uncommon for such a disease process to occur in a young and healthy individual without ...
Syed Iftikhar +5 more
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Injecting Drug Addiction as a Risk Factor for Infective Endocarditis
Антибиотики и Химиотерапия, 2020 In recent decades, the number and ratio of the main risk factors for infective endocarditis has increased. Among them, injecting drug addiction and other peripheral vascular disease factors play a key role.
A. I. Danilov +4 more
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Presence Of A Congenitally Bicuspid Aortic Valve Among Patients Having Combined Mitral And Aortic Valve Replacement [PDF]
, 2012 Although bicuspid aortic valve occurs in an estimated 1% of adults and mitral valve prolapse in an estimated 5% of adults, occurrence of the 2 in the same patient is infrequent.
Hamman, Baron Lloyd +5 more
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Dermatologic manifestations of infective endocarditis [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2016 Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, infective endocarditis still shows considerable morbidity and mortality rates. The dermatological examination in patients with suspected infective endocarditis may prove very useful, as it might reveal ...
Rafael Tomaz Gomes +5 more
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