5 infective endocarditis, and 3 other causes. Based on the Valve Academic Research Consortium 3 criteria, 34 cases were considered bioprosthetic valve failure, including 28 reinterventions (stage 2) ...

This is a retrospective cross‐sectional single‐center study of patients diagnosed with CAA per Boston Criteria version 2.0 ... traumatic brain injury, or infective endocarditis. Within the cohort, two ...

To be considered a true microbiome, bacterial communities must meet specific criteria: Stability, consistency, and reproducibility under different conditions, and metabolic activity. The ...

Injection drug use is a relatively infrequent cause of endocarditis in this group of patients in more contemporary cohorts. All patients with suspected Gram-negative endocarditis should undergo ...

Objective: To evaluate predictors of long term prognosis in infective endocarditis. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: Tertiary care centre. Patients: 212 consecutive patients with infective ...

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the ADA set the criteria that is used in the tests for the Seal of Acceptance for all types of toothbrushes. These include: All parts are safe ...

This site displays a prototype of a “Web 2.0” version of the daily Federal Register. It is not an official legal edition of the Federal Register, and does not replace the official print version or the ...

Ahead of print articles are peer reviewed, accepted articles to be published in this publication. When the final article is assigned to volumes/issues of the publication, the ahead of print article ...

Background: Little information is available regarding whether active physical activity lowers mortality risk in individuals with bronchiectasis. Methods: We used the Korean National Health Insurance ...

Time is running out to showcase your expertise! JACC: Case Reports is seeking standout cases that highlight the critical role of multi-modality imaging in the diagnosis or intervention of complex ...