This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...
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Case 1. A.C. (P.A.S.H. 21–59–29), a 62-year-old man, was admitted to the hospital on September 19, 1966, because of paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. In 1957 he was noted to have an aortic diastolic ...
SAN DIEGO, CA—Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) rarely occurs after aortic valve replacement, and the incidence of the event does not significantly differ between TAVR and surgical AVR, according to ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Endocarditis after transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement in children and adults with postoperative ...
Patients who underwent mitral valve replacement had a more than threefold higher 10-year rate of infective endocarditis than those at moderate risk for the disease, whereas undergoing mitral valve ...
Infective endocarditis is caused when a bacterium such as staphylococcus enters the bloodstream and infects heart valves that control the circulation of blood flow through the heart. Although uncommon ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Study findings indicate that an increased scrutiny of surgical outcomes has contributed to an approximately 30% ...
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Background A 26-year-old man with known but untreated ventricular septal defect was admitted to the emergency ward with abdominal pain, fever and weight loss. Transthoracic echocardiography showed ...
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 ...