Background Infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with a high mortality rate, related in part
to neurological complications. Studies suggest that valvular surgery should be performed …

The Clinical Problem Mitral valve endocarditis (MVE) is defined as an infection of the entirety
or portion of one or both mitral valve leaflets. It can be caused by different pathogens, but …

Introduction. Acute bacterial meningitis remains a common disease, especially in
developing countries. Although advances over the last century have improved mortality and …

Background: Acute brain infarction affects the timing and regimen of cardiac surgery in
patients with infective endocarditis (IE). We aimed to identify preoperative brain MRI …

Background Staphylococcus aureus (SA) has been extensively studied as causative
microorganism of surgical prosthetic-valve infective endocarditis (IE). However, scarce …

Introduction We aimed to describe patients with coexisting infective endocarditis (IE) and
bacterial meningitis (BM). Methods We merged two large prospective cohorts, an IE cohort …

Importance The use of warfarin to prevent thromboembolism in patients with infective
endocarditis (IE) remains controversial due to potentially increased bleeding risks. Design …

Research in different topics in cardiovascular medicine is evolving rapidly. However, this is
not the case for endocarditis, despite its being the cardiovascular disease with the highest …

Background. Gentamicin is often used to treat infective endocarditis (IE). Gentamicin is
highly effective, but its applicability is reduced by its nephrotoxic effect. The aim of this study …

Background Stroke as a complication of infective endocarditis portends a poor prognosis,
yet risk factors for stroke subtypes have not been well defined. Aim To identify risk factors …