Risk for symptomatic embolism can be predicted via echocardiographic vegetation features in patients with infective endocarditis.

The anterior leaflet of the mitral valve is the most common site for an infectious vegetation to form in patients with infective endocarditis. If the vegetation grows to a large enough size ...

Combination antibacterial therapy does not necessarily result in better outcomes in patients with non-HACEK, especially Pseudomonas, endocarditis. Patients with native or prosthetic valve HACEK ...

For example, mitral valve prolapse can be identified, or a vegetation indicating infective endocarditis may be seen. Two classification systems for chronic mitral regurgitation that fully or ...

Opens in a new tab or window Based on the finalized national coverage determination (NCD) for transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement ... incidence of infective endocarditis rose about two ...