Aim Fatality of infective endocarditis (IE) is high worldwide, and its diagnosis remains a
challenge. The objective of the present study was to compare the clinical characteristics and …

Background The microbial etiology of prosthetic valve infective endocarditis (PVE) can be
difficult to identify. Our aim was to investigate the benefit of molecular imaging technique …

(1) Background: Surgery for infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with considerable
mortality and it is controversial whether the female gender is predictive for a worse outcome …

Blood culture-negative endocarditis (BCNE) is a challenging disease because of the
significant impact of delayed diagnosis on patients. In this study, excised heart valves and …

Background To the present day infective endocarditis (IE) represents a life-threatening
disease with high mortality rate especially when caused by Staphylococcus aureus (S …

OBJECTIVES The study aimed to analyse outcomes of surgery for blood culture-negative
infective endocarditis (BCNIE) and to evaluate the role of molecular biological imaging …

Fungal infective endocarditis is a rare but highly lethal condition. Its diagnosis is often
delayed due to nonspecific symptoms, inconclusive medical imaging, and negative blood …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a global health problem, in which the majority of cases occur in
population-dense developing countries. Despite advances in various diagnostic TB …

ÖZET İnfektif endokardit (İE), kalbin endotel yüzeyinde, doğal veya protez kalp
kapaklarında ve implante edilebilir kardiyak cihaz yüzeylerinde gelişebilen bir enfeksiyon …

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a microbial infection that can develop on the endocardial
surface, native or prosthetic heart valves and implantable cardiac devices. The role of …