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Immediate and long-term results of valve replacement for native and prosthetic valve endocarditis

, 2000
BACKGROUND: The objective of the present study was to compare current results of prosthetic valve replacement following acute infective native valve endocarditis (NVE) with that of prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE).
Pagé, P., Richard Marchand, Louis P Perrault, Pelletier, L.C., Marchand, R., Delay, D., Auger, P., Michel Pellerin, L.Conrad Pelletier, Michel Carrier, Yves Hébert, Cartier, R., Hébert, Y., Dominique Delay, Raymond Cartier, Pellerin, M., Pierre Auger, Carrier, M., Perrault, L.P., Pierre Pagé   +19 more
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Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by multidrug-resistant Candida albicans in a patient with myelodysplasia syndrome: A case report and literature review

Current Medical Mycology, 2018
Background and Purpose: Candida endocarditis is an infrequent disease with a high mortality rate, which commonly occurs in immunosuppressed patients with cardiac valve replacement.
Firoozeh Kermani, Tahereh Shokohi, Mahdi Abastabar, Lotfollah Davoodi, Shervin Ziabakhsh Tabari, Rozita Jalalian, Shirin Mehdipour, Roghayeh Mirzakhani   +7 more
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The ATS bileaflet prosthetic heart valve: mid-term results from a single center [PDF]

, 2010
Background Clinical results of ATS prosthetic heart valve use in Japan have not been fully investi-gated. We analyzed the mid-term results of its use in a single center.
Kaminishi, Yuichiro, Saito, Tsutomu, Aizawa, Kei, Konishi, Hiroaki, Morita, Hideki, Sakano, Yasuhito, Oki, Shin-ichi, Misawa, Yoshio   +7 more
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Tricuspid stenosis in prosthetic valve endocarditis. Diagnosis by Doppler echocardiography

, 1987
Valvular stenosis is an uncommon finding in bacterial endocarditis involving native cardiac valves. Prosthetic valve endocarditis, however, is more commonly associated with obstruction.
Peniston, R. L., Lewis, J. F., Randall, O. S., Spencer, J., Sheller, L. M.   +4 more
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Sex Differences and Pathogen Patterns in Surgically Treated Aortic Valve Endocarditis over 15 Years

Microbiology Research
Background: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious public health concern due to its high morbidity and lethality. This study investigates epidemiological trends in aortic valve endocarditis, focusing on sex-related differences in microbial etiology and
Elisa Mikus, Mariafrancesca Fiorentino, Diego Sangiorgi, Antonino Costantino, Simone Calvi, Elena Tenti, Elena Tremoli, Alberto Tripodi, Carlo Savini   +8 more
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Enterococcal prosthetic valve endocarditis secondary to transurethral prostatic resection

, 2020
Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a catastrophic complication of cardiac valve replacement, associated with high mortality rates. Staphylococci (both Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative Staphylococcui) are the most common cause of PVE ...
Yasmin Moussa, Mohamed Abou Chakra, Mohamed Moussa   +2 more
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Infective endocarditis following transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve replacement: a clinical case report

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Background Transcatheter valve-in-valve replacement (TMViVR) is an alternative option for patients with bioprosthetic valve failure (BVF) who are at high surgical risk.
Jing-Wei Zhang, Si-ying Liao, Jie Li, Feng-Juan Yao   +3 more
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Various clinical factors’ influence on long-term results of valve prosthetic surgery in heart valve disease

Кардиоваскулярная терапия и профилактика, 2005
Aim. To assess factors influencing the long-term results of valve prosthetic surgery in heart valve disease. Material and methods. In total, 310 patients with heart valve surgery in anamnesis were examined: 168 females (54%), 142 males (46%); mean age 54.
L. I. Murzabekova, V. A. Orlov
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ST-elevation myocardial infarction from septic embolism secondary to prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis: a case report.

BACKGROUND ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a cardiac emergency that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. We describe a challenging and complex case of managing acute STEMI in a patient with severe anaemia, deranged clotting profile ...
Philip, Legate, Räber, Lorenz, Jaffer, Farouc A, Rohla, Miklos, Wolf, Janina   +4 more
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Embolism of coronary, cerebral, and limb arteries resulting from infective endocarditis of a prosthetic aortic valve: a clinical case report

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Background Infective endocarditis (IE) involving prosthetic valves is a critical cardiac condition that can lead to complications such as structural heart damage, heart failure, and arterial embolism, with a high associated mortality rate.
Yunxian Chen, Yuhua Hu, Haiyang Liang, Jue Xia, Liangqiu Tang, Shebing Zhang   +5 more
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