There has been a significant trend toward an increase in the age of patients with
endocarditis, and it seems likely that the age of these patients will continue to increase as …

Twenty-six major cardiovascular centers participated in a cooperative study of all cases of
infective endocarditis occurring during a single calendar year to obtain an overview of …

Objectives: The objective was to determine the current epidemiology of infective
endocarditis. Patients and Methods: All microbiologically positive episodes of infective …

Background.—The frequency of complications of infective endocarditis and their influence
on the outcome of the patients changed in the antibiotic era. Therefore, we evaluated 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 …

Clinical data from 186 patients (133 males and 53 females) with 190 episodes of infective
endocarditis (IE) occurring between January 1981 and July 1991 were studied …

Frequently, the presence of endocarditis is disguised. The emphasis of this description of the
clinical manifestations of endocarditis is on the various modes of presentation, rather than …

Infective endocarditis is always fatal if untreated and continues to cause substantial
morbidity and mortality despite modern antimicrobial and surgical treatment. 1–5 Therefore …

Few diseases present greater difficulties in the way of diagnosis than malignant
endocarditis, difficulties which in many cases are practically insurmountable. It is no …

Infectious endocarditis results from bacterial or fungal infection of the endocardial surface of
the heart and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Risk factors include the …