Knowledge of the factors which predispose to infective endocarditis is necessary to focus
prevention efforts in high-risk patient populations, to increase early diagnostic suspicion and …

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 …

Strict criteria were used to identify all definite, probable, and possible cases of endocarditis
in residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota, from 1950 through 1981. The mean annual age …

Some details of 544 episodes of infective endocarditis occurring in 541 patients during 1981
and 1982 are reported. The mean age of patients was 51.6 years and there was a greater …

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 …

It is of use from time to time to take stock, so to speak, of our knowledge of a particular
disease, to see exactly where we stand in regard to it, to inquire to what conclusions the …

With use of new Duke criteria, 405 episodes of suspected endocarditis were previously
classified as “definite,”“possible,” or “rejected” endocarditis. To determine the negative …

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

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 …

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 …