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A Case Report of Acute Heart Failure Due to Infective Aortic Endocarditis Diagnosed by Point-of-care Ultrasound [PDF]
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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Epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii infection in Africa: a OneHealth systematic review [PDF]
Background: Q fever is a common cause of febrile illness and community-acquired pneumonia in resource-limited settings. Coxiella burnetii, the causative pathogen, is transmitted among varied host species, but the epidemiology of the organism in Africa
A Benkirane+67 more
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Long-term outcome after tricuspid valvectomy in a neonate with Candida endocarditis : a case report [PDF]
Tricuspid valvectomy is a rare surgical intervention, and knowledge regarding long-term outcome in children is lacking. We report a favourable outcome 11 years after tricuspid valvectomy in early infancy without subsequent surgery or other cardiac ...
Bogers, Ad JJC+2 more
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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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An unusual case of disseminated intravascular coagulation [PDF]
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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Arthritis as a manifestation of infective endocarditis
Introduction. Diagnosis of infective endocarditis is a challenging task for clinicians. The issue of early infective endocarditis detection is topical, since the mortality rate of this pathological condition is high; also, along with the classic symptoms
Karyna Uvarova
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Background. The increase in the number of cardiac surgeries has also led to a growth in cases of infective endocarditis of prosthetic valves and intracardiac devices.
V. A. Mosina+6 more
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Introduction: In the last decade, the downgrading of indications for antibiotic prophylaxis for infective endocarditis caused an uncertain impact on the incidence of this condition.
Catarina de Sousa+2 more
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Background Ocular manifestations of infective endocarditis are nonspecific and rare. Endophthalmitis, retinal artery occlusion, Roth spots and vitreal and retinal infiltrations can all be seen with infective endocarditis.
Rupesh Kumar+4 more
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Effect of Contrast-Enhanced Echocardiograms on the Prognosis of Infective Endocarditis [PDF]
Objective - Infective endocarditis (IE) is an infectious disease of the cardiac valves where bacteria colonize the valves; typically, via the formation of vegetations.
Arias, D.+3 more
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