Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008;27(7):647-648. From the beginning, the scientific basis for recommendations for endocarditis prophylaxis was not well established. The evidence supporting prophylaxis ...

UK guidance on infective endocarditis prevention has undergone its most significant change in nearly two decades.

Urgent surgery and preoperative haemodynamic instability strongly predict in-hospital death in native aortic valve ...

In an attempt to evaluate the magnitude and significance of recent changes in the clinical pattern of bacterial endocarditis and to assess the influence of both host and bacterial factors on this ...

Endocarditis is a life-threatening disease that involves inflammation of the endocardium, heart valve, and vascular intima. Endocarditis is caused by pathogenic bacteria - around 90% of the cases are ...

Background Despite growing interest in male–female differences in cardiovascular disease, evidence in infective endocarditis ...

Gonococcal endocarditis can present aggressively and evade blood cultures. Read more about diagnosis and management.

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare but often deadly complication for patients whose aortic stenosis is treated with a transcatheter heart valve or with surgery, according to a new analysis of ...

According to an investigation in the November 23/30 issue of JAMA, approximately two-thirds of individuals with heart failure and infective endocarditis receive valvular surgery, which is associated ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Endocarditis' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The medication(s) ...

Endocarditis is an infection of the heart’s inner lining, the endocardium. However, in some cases, endocarditis may also be non-infective. In non-infective endocarditis or nonbacterial thrombic ...