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 …

LRRC4 is a novel relatively specific gene, which displays significant down-regulation in
primary brain tumor biopsies and has the potential to suppress brain tumor growth. In this …

Members of this Guideline Writing Committee (GWC) were selected by the European Society
for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) to represent physicians involved in the management of patients …

Long-term mechanical circulatory support (LT-MCS) is an important treatment modality for
patients with severe heart failure. Different devices are available, and many—sometimes …

Background The use of synthetic material for reconstructive vascular surgery was first
reported during the early 1950s. Infection involving vascular graft prostheses is an …

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the Surgical Infection Society (SIS), and the
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). This work represents an update to …

CO-CHAIRS: Feldman D: Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Georgia
Institute of Technology and Morehouse School of Medicine; Pamboukian SV: University of …

Importance Limited data exist on clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients who had
infective endocarditis after undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) …

The American Heart Association makes every effort to avoid any actual or potential conflicts
of interest that may arise as a result of an outside relationship or a personal, professional, or …

Ventricular assist device has rapidly emerged as a durable and safe therapy for end-stage
heart failure patients with> 22 000 implantations to date. Though originally conceived for …