• The specific situation of the patient. Unless otherwise provided for by national regulations,
off-label use of medication should be limited to situations where it is in the patient's interest …

Compared with the extensive data on left‐sided infective endocarditis (IE), there is much
less published information on the features and management of right‐sided IE. Right‐sided …

Background Infective endocarditis (IE) continues to be associated with great challenges.
Embolic events (EE) are frequent and life‐threatening complications in IE patients. It remains …

Keywords: INFECTIOUS ENDOCARDITIS, ETIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS, EPIDEMIOLOGY,
CLASSIFICATION, CLINICAL PICTURE, DIAGNOSIS, DUKE CRITERIA …

infectious endocarditis, etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, classification, clinical picture,
diagnosis, Duke criteria, microbiological (cultural) examination, echocardiographic …

Background The opioid crisis has disproportionally affected Appalachia. One of the
potentially lethal and costly complications associated with IV drug use is infective …

Background Injection drug use (IDU) is a major risk factor for infective endocarditis (IE). Few
data exist on repeat IE (rIE) in persons who inject drugs (PWID). Methods Patients≥ 18 …

Background To assess early and late mortality in patients with isolated acute tricuspid valve
infective endocarditis (TVIE) using data from a multicenter registry. Methods From 1983 to …

Background Right-sided infective endocarditis (RSIE) is an uncommon diagnosis
accounting for less than 10% of cases of infective endocarditis. Optimal management for …

Background Optimal surgical treatment of infective tricuspid valve endocarditis in patients
with intravenous drug use (IVDU) remains controversial. Tricuspid valvectomy has been …