Francisco L. Moreno-Martínez, MD; Félix H. López, MD; Roberto Bermúdez, MD; Alvaro Lagomasino, MD; Ramona Lastayo, MD; Omaida J. López-Bernal, MD In this article, the authors present a case of ...
February 1, 2010 (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) — New retrospective data suggest surgery to treat mitral regurgitation in the presence of infective endocarditis is safe. However, in the absence of large ...
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Figure 1. A 56-year-old man presented with severe lumbar pain, a seven-week history of fever (temperature as high as 39°C), a 10-kg weight loss, and a recent history of treatment with cephalosporins.
Background: Perivalvular abscess is an ominous development in patients with infective endocarditis. There is little information concerning the long-term outcome of these patients. Methods: Patients ...
Endocarditis is inflammation in the heart’s inner lining. One possible symptom is splinter hemorrhages, thin red or reddish-brown lines under the fingernails. These lines appear when small blood ...
Despite advances in antimicrobial therapy, diagnostic imaging and cardiac surgery, infective endocarditis (IE) remains challenging clinically and is associated with high morbidity and mortality.