Background There has been an increase in the prevalence of drug abuse (DA) in the
national opioid epidemic. With increasing DA, there is an increased risk of infective …

Abstract Purpose of Review Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) often have concomitant
medical conditions requiring hospitalization. This review describes the treatment of patients …

Since its first documented case in 1646, the epidemiology of endocarditis has significantly
evolved. In the modern era, endocarditis has been increasingly associated with invasive …

Background People who inject drugs (PWID) represent a high-risk subgroup of endocarditis
patients. This is highlighted by poorer post-operative outcomes in injection drug use-related …

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the diversity of attitudes and approaches
towards treating patients with recurrent injection drug use-associated infective endocarditis …

Abstract Background and Aim of Study The rising rates of drug use and associated
cardiovascular complications, particularly infective endocarditis, have led to poorer health …

Methods: This is a retrospective review of 56 surgical IDU-IE from 2011 to 2016 at a tertiary
care center. Data collected included substances used, documented psychosocial …

Introduction Rates of injection-drug use associated infective endocarditis (IDU-IE) are rising,
and most patients with IDU-IE do not receive addiction care during hospitalization. We …

Objective Hospital-based delivery of opioid agonist therapy ([OAT]; buprenorphine,
methadone) is an often-overlooked component of the opioid use disorder (OUD) care …

Intravenous (IV) drug use is an important risk factor for infective endocarditis, and
widespread use of IV opiates has drastically changed the face of endocarditis. Providers …