Abstract The 2016 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) guidelines for surgical
treatment of infective endocarditis (IE) are question based and address questions of specific …

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 …

After publication, dissemination of the message is of paramount importance. Pocket-sized
versions and personal digital assistant (PDA) downloadable versions are useful at the point …

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 …

Infective endocarditis is a life-threatening disease of the endocardium of the heart and
cardiac valves, caused by several infectious agents, ranging from Streptococci to rickettsia. It …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this narrative review and update is to summarize
the current knowledge and provide recent advances on the neurologic complications of …

There has been an overall improvement in surgical mortality for patients with infective
endocarditis (IE), presumably because of improved diagnosis and management, centered …

Infective endocarditis is an uncommon disease, with an estimated incidence of 3.1 to 3.7
episodes per 100 000 inhabitants/year. The incidence is highest in elderly people. The …

The impact of changes in the infective endocarditis prophylaxis recommendations in
pediatric patients is still uncertain. The device-related infective endocarditis has increasing …

OBJECTIVES Intravenous drug users have a high risk of infective endocarditis and reduced
survival. Cardiac surgery may be recommended for these patients, but redo surgery is …