Data about predictors of embolism in patients with infective endocarditis (IE) are conflicting.
This study aimed to investigate clinical and transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) …

BACKGROUND: Few studies evaluated systemic arterial embolism after beginning of
symptoms of infective endocarditis in a large series of patients. METHODS: We studied 629 …

Background—The incidence of embolic events (EE) and death is still high in patients with
infective endocarditis (IE), and data about predictors of these 2 major complications are …

Background Embolic events are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with
infective endocarditis. We analyzed the database of the prospective cohort study SEI in …

OBJECTIVES The impact of infection-associated antiphospholipid antibodies (APA) on
endothelial cell activation, blood coagulation and fibrinolysis was evaluated in patients with …

Background Although intracranial cerebral haemorrhage (ICH) complicating infective
endocarditis (IE) is a critical clinical issue, its characteristics, impact, and prognosis remain …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to develop and validate a simple calculator to quantify
the embolic risk (ER) at admission of patients with infective endocarditis. Background: Early …

Anticoagulation is still a matter of debate in infective endocarditis, since it can increase the
risk of complications, mostly neurological. In our series of 269 patients with native valve …

The echocardiograms and clinical records of 70 patients with infective endocarditis seen
between 1983 and 1988 were examined to evaluate the role of two-dimensional and …

We reviewed 212 consecutive episodes of infective endocarditis in 203 patients at six
hospitals between 1978 and 1986 and found that 21% were complicated by stroke. Of 133 …