Numerous reviews have been published relating the experience of various institutions with
different types of infective endocarditis (IE). However, no large scale prospective …

MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was based on a retrospective analysis of patients
with infective endocarditis at CPMC in the years 1968 to 1973. Patient records were drawn …

At the Mayo Clinic, 56 patients with infective endocarditis caused by gram-negative bacteria
were seen from 1958 through 1979, 35 of whom were seen from 1970 through 1979. The …

IN recent years there have been changes in many of the factors which influence the
development and outcome of bacterial endocarditis. These changes relate to both the …

One hundred seventy-seven patients were admitted to the New York University Medical
Center from 1970 through 1975 with infective endocarditis. Fifty-four of these patients …

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 …

One hundred and forty-eight cases of bacterial endocarditis seen in the Emory University
Medical School affiliated hospitals between January 1948 and April 1960 are reported. The …

• Life-threatening complications of acute infective endocarditis are still a problem despite the
availability of effective antimicrobial agents. These complications, divided into two main …

BACKGROUND.: Infective endocarditis is a complex disease process. Optimal outcome
often requires both medical and surgical expertise. The need for and timing of surgical …

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 …