Among the common diseases of the heart, none has been so resistant to treatment and so invariably fatal as subacute bacterial endocarditis. Although isolated cures occurred before the introduction ...

The valves of the heart are the most affected structures in the heart by bacterial endocarditis. Subacute endocarditis causes the tissues that make up the leaflets in the heart to become damaged ...

From the Cardiac Clinic and Department of Bacteriology of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Select the format you want to export the citation of this publication.

Infective endocarditis (IE) is by far the most common cardiovascular infection worldwide. Despite the medical and surgical advances, this condition remains associated with considerable mortality ...

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