Destruction and disruption of ventricular-aortic or mitral-aortic continuity in the presence of
acute infection of the annular tissue is a significant surgical challenge. Among 82 patients …

The ACC and the AHA have long been involved in the joint development of practice
guidelines designed to assist healthcare providers in the management of selected …

From 1975 to 1989, 307 consecutive episodes of infective endocarditis were diagnosed in
our hospital. Of those, 35 were cases of late prosthetic valve endocarditis, defined as those …

Objective: To evaluate perioperative and long-term results of complex prosthetic valve
endocarditis treated by allograft aortic root replacement. Methods: From April 1988 through …

Prosthetic valve endocarditis is considered to be associated with a more severe prognosis
than native valve endocarditis. Among other factors, inappropriate visualization of …

A best evidence topic in cardiothoracic surgery was written according to a structured
protocol. The question addressed was 'do all patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis …

Prosthetic cardiac valves, pacemakers, and implanted defibrillators are essential to maintain
the hemodynamic capacity or electrical integrity of the heart in several cardiac disease …

Prosthetic valve endocarditis may be considered present when two of the following criteria
are met:(1) two or more blood cultures are positive with the same organism in the absence of …

Objectives This study examined the outcomes of surgery for active prosthetic valve
endocarditis in a recent decade, with special interest in preoperative treatment and …

Infective endocarditis (IE) is an uncommon clinical entity that, if unrecognized, leads to
serious morbidity and mortality. Approximately 15,000 new cases of IE occur in the United …