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.

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 ...

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 ...

The increasing incidence of infections due to resistant staphylococcus and gram-negative organisms is evident in cases of postsurgical bacterial endocarditis 13,18,19 From 1938 lo 1952 Str ...

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

Abstract and Introduction Abstract. Gram-negative endocarditis due to HACEK bacteria (Haemophilus species, Actinobacillus, Cardiobacterium, Eikenella and Kingella species) and non-HACEK organisms is ...

Endocarditis is a condition where the inner lining of the heart (the endocardium) becomes infected. It is rare but can be fatal. Bacteria or fungi in the bloodstream can attach to areas of the ...

Endocarditis is a potentially serious infection and inflammation of the heart muscles and valves. Learn about symptoms, what causes it, treatments, and more.

It is critical that dentists know that patients with cardiac conditions, including a prosthetic heart valve, should take antibiotics 30 to 60 minutes prior to certain invasive procedures, and ...