Three hundred episodes of infective endocarditis (IE) in 287 patients were studied from
October 1978 to August 1986. The patients were in the age range of 0.2–78 (mean …

OBJECTIVE To evaluate recent changes in the spectrum and clinical presentation of
infective endocarditis and to determine predictors of outcome. DESIGN A retrospective case …

During the years 1980-1994, 84 patients were treated in our institution due to suspected
infective endocarditis (IE). Seventy-one of these episodes occurring in 71 patients, classified …

One hundred thirty-five cases of infective endocarditis in adults at the University of Alberta
Hospital from 1985 to 1993 were reviewed and the von Reyn and Duke criteria were …

Seventy-one cases of endocarditis in adults, defined on strict clinical criteria over a period of
5 years were studied. The demographic profile was similar to other published studies except …

Methods Our institution is a 1,750-bed tertiary teaching hospital serving an urban area of
approximately 650,000 inhabitants. It has an active program of solid organ (renal, hepatic …

Microbiological features, diagnostic investigations, treatment, and complication rate in 53
cases of infective endocarditis were reviewed in this study. Infection occurred both on …

The following retrospective study analyzes 51 patients aged 45.8+/-11 years with infective
endocarditis diagnosed from January 1, 1980-December 31, 1989. The aortic valve was …

Infective endocarditis still presents problems with early diagnosis, selection of antibiotics
and timing of surgical procedure despite modern antibiotics and investigative procedures. A …

Recent trends in infective endocarditis: influence of case d... : Current Opinion in Cardiology
Recent trends in infective endocarditis: influence of case definitions : Current Opinion in …