Infective endocarditis (IE) remains a difficult condition to diagnose and treat and is an
infection of high consequence for patients, causing long hospital stays, life-changing …

The number of heart valve surgeries is increasing, and 19,164 patients underwent heart
valve surgery in Japan in 2011. The early mortality rate has remained stable for more than …

Background Host factors and complications have been associated with higher mortality in
infective endocarditis (IE). We sought to develop and validate a model of clinical …

Background The aim of this large retrospective study was to provide a logistic risk model
along an additive score to predict early mortality after surgical treatment of patients with …

Background The management of infective endocarditis (IE) is complex owing to a high
burden of morbidity and mortality. Recent guidelines recommend dedicated multidisciplinary …

Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) remains a serious condition with a high mortality rate.
Precise identification of the PVE-associated pathogen/s and their virulence is essential for …

Despite advances in diagnosis, imaging methods, and medical and surgical interventions,
prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) remains an extremely serious and potentially fatal …

Infective endocarditis represents a surgical challenge associated with perioperative
mortality. The aim of this study is to evaluate the predictors of operative mortality and long …

Background Prosthetic valve endocarditis is the most severe form of infective endocarditis.
This study assessed the risks and challenges of surgery for aortic prosthetic valve …

Here we report a prospective study to define the epidemiological, clinical, microbiological,
echocardiographic characteristics and the outcome of IE in different age groups in order to …