Risk scoring tools like HANDOC and CH-A improved infective endocarditis detection in NBHS bloodstream infections but ...

Introduction Infective Endocarditis (IE) can present with a wide range of symptoms and signs diagnosis can be challenging, as patients often present with nonspecific symptoms. 1, 2 Diagnosis is based ...

Echocardiographic vegetation features can predict symptomatic embolism, with mobility of vegetation being the strongest determinant, among patients with infective endocarditis (IE), researchers ...

The following is a summary of “Infective endocarditis caused by Gemella – a retrospective registry-based study,” published in the January 2025 issue of Infectious Disease by Popova et al. In the 2023 ...

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First described more than 350 years ago, infective endocarditis represents a global health concern characterised by infections affecting the native or prosthetic heart valves, the mural endocardium, a ...

ABSTRACT: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a frequent complication in chronic hemodialysis patients (CHD). The repeated placement and manipulation of central venous catheters, underlying valvulopathies, ...

Introduction: Diagnosing lead-related infective endocarditis (LRIE) often poses a substantial challenge. Current diagnostic criteria include definite and possible LRIE. Objectives: The aim of this ...

Death rates related to infective endocarditis declined in most adults across the U.S. within the last two decades, yet accelerated among young adults ages 25 to 44 years old, according to new ...

Endocarditis can present with many different clinical scenarios, so making the diagnosis can be challenging, says a co-chair of newly issued European guidelines for managing this disease.