Purpose: To review the risk factors, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of
nonvalvular infections of the cardiovascular system. Data Sources: A MEDLINE search of …

More than a century ago, Osler took numerous syndrome descriptions of cardiac valvular
infection that were incomplete and confusing and categorized them into the cardiovascular …

The American Heart Association's Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and
Kawasaki Disease recently published a scientific statement [1] that addresses nonvalvular …

Intravascular devices such as pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), left
ventricular assist devices (LVADs), and prosthetic vascular grafts are life-saving therapies …

The clinical setting, predisposing factors and consequences of fungal involvement of the
heart were examined in all patients with this condition who underwent autopsy at The Johns …

Infective endocarditis due to fastidious microorganisms is commonly encountered in clinical
practice. Some organisms such as fungi account for up to 15% of cases of prosthetic valve …

Abstract Nine of 217 (4.15%) patients with infective endocarditis who were followed from
October 1978 to February 1984 had extracranial mycotic aneurysms (MA). Age range of …

Background: Optimal treatment of infections related to implantable electrophysiologic
cardiac devices is poorly defined. Objective: To describe the clinical presentation, treatment …

Infections have been recognized as significant causes of cardiac diseases for many
decades. Various microorganisms have been implicated in the etiology of these diseases …

One of the major advances in modern medicine has been the development of synthetic
materials for temporary or permanent implantation. Much of current-day medical and …