Background—Infective endocarditis is a potentially lethal disease that has undergone major
changes in both host and pathogen. The epidemiology of infective endocarditis has become …

Potential Biases Most studies of IE are affected by selection, survival, and referral bias. They
make it difficult to study the natural history of IE in the general population, because treated …

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Background: Rising rates of hospitalization for infective endocarditis (IE) have been
increasingly tied to rising injection drug use (IDU) associated with the opioid epidemic …

The role of surgery in active IE has expanded progressively since early reports of successful
outcome. 10 Subsequent declines in mortality may be attributed to a variety of improvements …

Right-sided infective endocarditis (RSIE) is less common than left-sided infective
endocarditis (IE), encompassing only 5–10% of cases of IE. Ninety percent of RSIE involves …

Right-sided infective endocarditis (RSIE) accounts for 5–10% of all cases of infective
endocarditis and is predominantly encountered among injecting drug users (IDUs). RSIE …

Background: Infective endocarditis (IE) has been increasingly reported, however, little is
available regarding recent development of right-sided IE. Methods: Right-sided IE was …

BACKGROUND: In patients with tricuspid valve infective endocarditis, percutaneous
debulking is a treatment option. However, the outcomes of this approach are less well …

Sixty years after its initial description, right-sided infective endocarditis (RSIE) still poses a
challenge to all medical practitioners. Epidemiological data reveal a rising incidence …