Infective endocarditis (IE) is an evolving disease with a persistently high mortality and
morbidity, even in the modern era of advanced diagnostic imaging, improved antimicrobial …

With infective endocarditis afflicting 15,000 patients each year and with a mortality rate that
still hovers at almost 40%, the disease remains a very serious health problem. Surprisingly …

Background—Use of surgery for the treatment of infective endocarditis (IE) as related to
surgical indications and operative risk for mortality has not been well defined. Methods and …

Current Epidemiology and Outcome of Infective Endocarditis:... : Medicine Current
Epidemiology and Outcome of Infective Endocarditis: A Multicenter, Prospective, Cohort Study …

Context Heart failure (HF) is the most common complication of infective endocarditis.
However, clinical characteristics of HF in patients with infective endocarditis, use of surgical …

Importance There are limited prospective, controlled data evaluating survival in patients
receiving early surgery vs medical therapy for prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE). Objective …

Background—The impact of early surgery on mortality in patients with native valve
endocarditis (NVE) is unresolved. This study sought to evaluate valve surgery compared …

Summary A 41-year-old right-handed man with bicuspid aortic valve and a 3-month history
of chronic fever and weight loss presented with sudden onset of severe headache …

Objective To compare whether differences exist between alternating pressure overlays and
alternating pressure mattresses in the development of new pressure ulcers, healing of …

Objective: The aim of this paper is to review the 20-year experience of surgical treatment of
right-sided infective endocarditis at our institution, and in particular to compare the outcome …