This review focuses on determinants of long-term morbidity/mortality and advantages of an early surgical-medical approach compared with medical therapy alone for treating infectious endocarditis.

Of 20,006 registry patients who underwent TAVR between June 2005 and October 2015, 250 patients (1.1%) were diagnosed with infective endocarditis.

Among patients with infective endocarditis and heart failure, about two-thirds undergo valvular surgery, which is associated with a significant reduction in the risk of death in the hospital and ...

Infective endocarditis involving the left side of the heart remains a serious medical problem, with substantial morbidity and mortality. Its incidence has been reported to range from 1.7 cases1 to 6.2 ...

Prevention of infective endocarditis (IE) ... patients with IE still have high morbidity and mortality rates related to this condition. In the United States and Western Europe, the incidence rate of ...

To the Editor: Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, acute infective endocarditis remains a therapeutic challenge, with considerable morbidity and mortality. The therapeutic strategies for ...

Risk scoring tools like HANDOC and CH-A improved infective endocarditis detection in NBHS bloodstream infections but ...

Infective endocarditis is a rare condition with significant morbidity and mortality. It may arise after bacteraemia in a person with a predisposing cardiac lesion. In the past, people at risk of ...

Bacterial endocarditis is an infection in part of the heart. Learn about the symptoms, causes, treatment options, and more.

Subacute bacterial endocarditis is a type of infective endocarditis. It's an infection that occurs when germs such as bacteria enter the bloodstream and attack the lining of the heart valves. This ...

Endocarditis is an infection of the heart’s inner lining, the endocardium. However, in some cases, endocarditis may also be non-infective.