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  1. Open Access 27-04-2024 | Online First

    Surgery in patients with infective endocarditis and prognostic importance of patient frailty

    Frailty is characterized by a state of increased vulnerability to poor resolution of homeostasis triggered by stressors, which increases the risk of poor health outcomes [ 1 ] and has been increasingly recognized as an important risk factor …

  2. 10-04-2024 | Endocarditis | Online First

    Bartonella quintana pulmonary native valve endocarditis

    Bartonella quintana is a well-known cause of blood culture-negative endocarditis; however, pulmonary valve involvement is rare. The case of a 40-year-old African male who presented to the Emergency Department with chest pain, cardiac failure, and …

  3. Open Access 08-03-2024 | Endocarditis | Case Study

    Bacterial endocarditis caused by contact lens usage

    A 17-year-old female presented with high fever, general fatigue, and dim eyesight. She had used colored contact lenses 3 weeks previously. Traumatic injury of the eye vessels led to systemic hematogenous infection and subsequent endocarditis

  4. Open Access 06-04-2024 | Ventricular Septal Defect | Online First

    Partial heart transplantation for destructive infective endocarditis

    Infective endocarditis frequently spreads beyond the valve tissue, especially in the aortic location. Invasive endocarditis may lead to abscess formation or fistula, with substantial tissue loss. Here, the case of a 31-year-old male patient with …

  5. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Cerebral Hemorrhage | OriginalPaper

    Impact of postoperative cerebral complications in acute infective endocarditis: a retrospective single-center study

    Cerebral complications occur in 20–40% of patients during the active course of infective endocarditis (IE) and can be associated with poor clinical outcomes [ 1 , 2 ]. Particularly, cerebral hemorrhage may worsen the degree of brain injury due to …

  6. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Endocarditis | OriginalPaper

    To repair or to replace in mitral valve infective endocarditis? an updated meta-analysis

    Valve infective endocarditis (IE) is a potentially life-threatening condition that affects patients’ livelihoods through either its occurrence or high risk of recurrence. Bacteria target the endocardium, particularly the heart valves, compromising …

  7. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Endocarditis | OriginalPaper

    Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis of mitral valve associated with a lymphoproliferative malignancy: case report and literature review

    Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a rare condition characterized by sterile vegetations affecting undamaged heart valves. The mitral valve is the most commonly affected, and these friable aseptic masses are composed of fibrin and …

  8. 18-04-2024 | Myocarditis | Online First

    Multimodality imaging of eosinophilic myocarditis (loeffler’s endocarditis) in a patient with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome

    Eosinophilic myocarditis can result in endomyocardial fibrosis affecting both ventricles, leading to restrictive cardiomyopathy. Multimodality imaging is crucial for diagnosis, as demonstrated in this case of a patient presenting with symptoms of …

  9. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Splenectomy | OriginalPaper

    Management of embolic splenic abscess secondary to aortic valve endocarditis – case report and review of literature

    Systemic embolism is a relatively frequent complication of infective endocarditis (IE). It has been estimated that 1 out of 4 patients with IE presents with some degree of systemic embolism, the most common sites being the central nervous system …

  10. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Stroke | OriginalPaper

    Characteristics associated with occurrence of stroke in patients with infective endocarditis – a retrospective cohort study

    Stroke is a potentially devastating complication of infective endocarditis (IE) and associated with worse outcome, especially death [ 1 , 2 ]. The significance of factors contributing to the complication of stroke in IE is not yet entirely …

  11. Open Access 18-04-2024 | Endocarditis | Online First

    Non-betahemolytic streptococcal bacteremia, cardiac implantable electronic device, endocarditis, extraction, and outcome; a population-based retrospective cohort study

    Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening infection, demanding long antibiotic treatment and, under some circumstances, thoracic surgery or other interventions [ 1 ]. IE can be caused by a plethora of different bacteria [ 1 ]. The most …

  12. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Endocarditis | OriginalPaper

    Devastating fungal endocarditis involving ascending aorta in a patient with a history of aortic valve replacement: a case report

    Fungal endocarditis (FE) is a rare condition with an overall mortality rate of over 50%. However, the incidence is expected to increase due to advances in medical and surgical therapies, like reconstructive cardiovascular surgery, implantation of …

  13. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Endocarditis | OriginalPaper

    Surgical management of multiple coronary artery to coronary sinus fistulas with giant left circumflex artery and multivalvular infective endocarditis

    Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is characterized as a congenital or acquired abnormal communication between a coronary artery and any of the four chambers of the heart (coronary–cameral fistula) or great vessels (coronary arteriovenous fistula) …

  14. 15-03-2024 | Endocarditis | Online First

    Haemophilus influenzae endocarditis: a case report and literature review

    Haemophilus influenzae (HI) is a gram-negative coccobacillus implicated in sino-pulmonary and invasive infections. Around 0.8–1.2% of reported infective endocarditis (IE) cases are attributed to Haemophilus species, with HI being the rarest …

  15. Open Access 25-03-2024 | Endocarditis | Online First

    Calcium polystyrene sulfonate-induced rectal ulcer causing E. coli native-valve infective endocarditis

    Escherichia coli-associated native-valve infective endocarditis is a rare disease that affects elderly patients with underlying risk factors such as diabetes mellitus, malignancy, and renal failure. Long-term use of calcium polystyrene sulfonate …

  16. 19-03-2024 | Pulmonary Valve Replacement | Online First

    Perforation of the chest wall from bioprosthetic pulmonary valve endocarditis

  17. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Endocarditis | OriginalPaper

    Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting in-hospital mortality in ICU patients with infective endocarditis

    Infective endocarditis (IE) is a disease in which pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria or fungi attach to the endocardial tissue of the heart, causing inflammation and damage to the endocardium or valve tissue. The incidence of IE is 3–10 …

  18. 23-08-2023 | Endocarditis | Video | Article
    OFFICIAL VIDEO RECORDING

    Guidelines for the management of endocarditis

    Officially licensed video presentation from the ESC 2023 Congress

    Watch the official ESC video recording of the presentation of updated international guidelines for the diagnosis and management of patients with infective endocarditis.

  19. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Endocarditis | OriginalPaper

    Repair of a fistula between the aorta and right ventricular outflow tract secondary to infective endocarditis of a unicuspid aortic valve and previously repaired ventricular septal defect

    Infective endocarditis (IE) can present with a spectrum of destruction of the fibrous skeleton of the heart. Where there is damage to the fibrous skeleton thorough debridement and reconstruction is required to prevent cardiac failure, recurrent …

  20. Open Access 20-02-2024 | Endocarditis | Online First

    Haemoadsorption in infective endocarditis: a systematic review

    Infective endocarditis surgical patients suffer from high rates of severe complications such as systemic inflammatory response, septic shock, and multi-organ failure leading to high mortality. Systemic inflammatory response based on cytokines as …

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