Introduction Left-sided infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious infection with a heavy burden for patients and healthcare system. Oral switch after initial intravenous antibiotic therapy may reduce ...

A brief analysis of the patient's clinical course and review of the literature is presented. Keywords:Fusobacterium necrophorum; Infective endocarditis. RESUMO Homem de 25 anos de idade, sem ...

A 24-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome complicated by lupus nephritis presented with acute limb ischaemia secondary to an embolus. Following embolectomy, the ...

Researchers from the University of Technology Delft, the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and Caltech have developed a microscopy technique based on ultrasound to reveal capillaries and ...

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Bacterial endocarditis is an infection in part of the heart. Learn about the symptoms, causes, treatment options, and more.

Normally, heart valves separate the chambers of the heart and keep blood flowing in the right direction. If they allow blood to flow backward or make it difficult ...

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Rothia dentocariosa is a conditionally pathogenic bacterium that may cause infective endocarditis (IE) in selected patients and give rise to a variety of clinical complications, albeit it is not a ...

Rheumatic heart disease is a condition in which the heart valves have been permanently damaged by rheumatic fever. The heart valve damage starts with an untreated or under-treated strep infection.

Case Report: Can preoperative implantation of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation lead to embolic events in infective endocarditis?