ALLMedicine™ Infective Endocarditis Center

Dec 1st, 2021 - There are differences in bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) characteristics between Asian and European populations, but little is known about the inter-ethnic differences in bicuspid valve function and aortic root dimensions within the diverse Asian popu...

Dec 1st, 2021 - Recent reports suggest that Staphylococcus haemolyticus can cause infective endocarditis (IE). However, no data are available regarding infectious intracranial aneurysm (IIA) following S. haemolyticus endocarditis. Endovascular coiling is a challe...

Nov 28th, 2021 - Bacteremia due to the Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex (SBSEC) is associated with specific diseases, such as colorectal cancer and infective endocarditis. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics of SBSEC bacterem...

Nov 27th, 2021 - Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare but potentially fatal complication following heart transplantation (HTx). There is a lack of literature regarding the patterns and clinical course of IE development following HTx. We sought to pool the existin...

Nov 26th, 2021 - 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET/CT) is not routinely recommended for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE) due to the lack of clinical impact. Between January 2016 and January 2020, clinical data from patien...

Oct 30th, 2021 - 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 invasive ...

May 8th, 2021 - Infective endocarditis can involve a normal, abnormal, or prosthetic cardiac valve. The diagnosis is typically made clinically with persistently positive blood cultures, characteristic signs and symptoms, and echocardiographic evidence of valvular...

Apr 4th, 2017 - 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) consensus guidelines: Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis: Executive summary.|2017| ,Pettersson GB,Coselli JS, ,Pettersson GB,|therapeutic use,standards,diagnosis,etiology,surgery,...

Sep 17th, 2015 - Infective Endocarditis in Childhood: 2015 Update: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.|2015|Baltimore RS,Gewitz M,Baddour LM,Beerman LB,Jackson MA,|physiology,blood,therapeutic use,complications,microbiology,diagnosis,microb...

Sep 17th, 2015 - Infective endocarditis is a potentially lethal disease that has undergone major changes in both host and pathogen. The epidemiology of infective endocarditis has become more complex with today's myriad healthcare-associated factors that predispose...

Aug 5th, 2021 - The study will take place at the Cardiology institute of the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital. All patients referred to this tertiary care center for IE management will be included. The characteristics of the patients (demographics, clinical, laboratory...

Aug 5th, 2021 - "Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia remains a major cause of community- or hospital-acquired bloodstream infections with an overall mortality estimated around 25%. Anti-staphylococcal penicillins (APs) such as oxacilli...

Jul 28th, 2021 - The patients were selected in the implant assessment clinic from a population on the implant waiting list at the department of Maxillofacial surgery department , of Jordan University Hospital. Those consecutively assessed patients that complied wi...

Jul 27th, 2021 - Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare but life-threatening serious disease that still has a high mortality, even in developed countries. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical presentations, treatment and outcomes of IE patients ...

May 11th, 2021 - There are an estimated 2.4 million children between 5 and 14 years of age affected by RF and/or RHD in developing countries of the world, approximately one million of whom live in sub-Saharan Africa (>40%) (1). A systematic review of prevalence st...

Sep 28th, 2021 - In response to a study published in August, FDA is investigating whether women really have worse outcomes after Watchman left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) than men. Shorter intervals between measurements: a way to slice a minute off standard ...

May 6th, 2021 - Patients who suffer a stroke during hospitalization for infective endocarditis (IE) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) have a dismal prognosis, with more than half dying during the index hospitalization and two thirds within the f...

Apr 27th, 2021 - One consequence of the ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States may be an increase in the number of hemorrhagic strokes caused by infective endocarditis, research suggests. Intravenous drug use (IVDU) can cause this bacterial infection of the ...

Apr 1st, 2021 - The occurrence of endocarditis in hemodialysis patients may be significantly higher than previously thought, but it is as lethal as ever, a new observational study suggests. Researchers examined data from patients with infective endocarditis from ...

Dec 29th, 2020 - The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a drug safety update highlighting a small risk of heart valve regurgitation with the use of systemic and inhaled fluoroquinolones. The update follows a European review of ep...