Infective endocarditis associated with Bartonella henselae: A case series
IDCases, 2018 Organisms in the genus Bartonella are cause of blood culture-negative endocarditis. Bartonella infective endocarditis is being increasingly reported worldwide; however, reports from Japan are limited.
Akio Nakasu +4 more
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Acquired ventricular septal defect secondary to aortic valve endocarditis
Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryInfective endocarditis remains a deadly disease with a significant mortality rate. While ventricular septal defects (VSDs) have been linked to an increased risk of infective endocarditis, cases of acquired VSDs resulting from infective endocarditis are ...
Courtney M. Hanson +2 more
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3D echocardiography allows rapid and accurate surgical planning in complex aortic root abscess cases [PDF]
, 2019 Despite 3D echocardiography (3DE) acquiring significantly greater data than standard 2D echocardiography (2DE), it is underutilised in assessing cardiac anatomy and physiology.
Ahluwalia, Viren +3 more
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Mitral valve infective endocarditis following device occlusion of a coronary artery fistula [PDF]
, 2012 A three year old girl, with a right coronary artery fistula and signs of a hyperdynamic circulation, underwent uncomplicated closure of the fistula using an occluding device introduced via the femoral arterial route and covered with appropriate ...
Attard Montalto, Simon +5 more
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Clinical Features and Rate of Infective Endocarditis in Non-Faecalis and Non-faecium Enterococcal Bacteremia [PDF]
, 2011 Non-faecalis and non-faecium enterococci are an occasional cause of bacteremia, and some cases of infective endocarditis caused by these pathogens have been reported.
Anderson +32 more
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Numerical considerations about the SIR epidemic model with infection age [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 We analyse the infection-age-dependent SIR model from a numerical point of view. First, we present an algorithm for calculating the solution the infection-age-structured SIR model without demography of the background host. Second, we examine how and under which conditions, the conventional SIR model (without infection-age) serves as a practical ...
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Endophthalmitis and Mycotic Aneurysm: The Only Clues to Underlying Endocarditis
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2018 Infective endocarditis is a deadly disease that can present as a myriad of symptoms and thus its diagnosis can be missed. We present a case of infective endocarditis presenting as endogenous endophthalmitis and a ruptured mycotic aneurysm.
Taylor Surles, Alisha Brown
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Septic emboli secondary to Infective Endocarditis [PDF]
, 2016 A 31 year old lady was brought to casualty by a friend, unconscious and incontinent of urine and faeces. She was responsive to verbal stimuli with a Glasgow Come Scale (GCS) of 10 and noted to have a fever of 39.6oC.
Padovani, Luisa +2 more
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Epidemiology of Infective Endocarditis [PDF]
, 2016 Infective endocarditis is a rare disease, with an incidence of two to six episodes per 100,000 habitants/year. Incidence is higher in elderly people; besides, this group is often affected by many comorbidities.
Giraldo Vallejo, Fabian Andres
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Isolated Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis [PDF]
Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, 2009 Infective endocarditis is one of the most severe complications of parenteral drug abuse. The outstanding clinical feature of infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abusers is the high incidence of right-sided valve infection, and the tricuspid valve ...
Mohammad Ali Hatamizadeh +3 more
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