This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Honolulu, HI - Despite improvements in care, a new study has found that the mortality of infective endocarditis in patients with end-stage renal disease has remained essentially unchanged for more ...

A "staggering increase" in the occurrence of drug use–associated infective endocarditis appears to be a consequence of the current opioid epidemic, a new study suggests. "Our results show that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In nested case-control and self-controlled analyses, researchers evaluated the association between traumatic ...

Despite advances in antimicrobial therapy, diagnostic imaging and cardiac surgery, infective endocarditis (IE) remains challenging clinically and is associated with high morbidity and mortality.

Danish hospitals logged alarmingly high mid-term mortality rates in infective endocarditis (IE) despite improvements in identifying culprit pathogens in recent years, sending a warning to other ...

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 ...

Dublin, Aug. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Endocarditis Market - A Global and Regional Analysis: Focus on Type, Treatment Type, and Region - Analysis and Forecast, 2025-2035" report has been added ...

People who inject drugs are at a high risk for a number of health issues. In a new study from ICES, Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University, researchers discovered a significant rise ...

Infective endocarditis, a microbial infection of the endocardial surface of the heart, has been classified as “acute” or “subacute–chronic” on the basis of the tempo and severity of the clinical ...

Infective endocarditis is an infection in the heart valves or endocardium. The endocardium is the lining of the interior surfaces of the chambers of the heart. This condition is usually caused by ...