Pulmonic valve infective endocarditis from staph lugdunensis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.100914
Abstract: Pulmonic valve endocarditis is an extremely rare entity. Only 1.1% of all cases of all infective endocarditis affect the pulmonic valve. Furthermore, it is even more uncommon for such a disease process to occur in… read more here.
Keywords: pulmonic valve; valve infective; infective endocarditis; lugdunensis ... See more keywords
Multimodality cardiovascular imaging in the diagnosis and management of prosthetic valve infective endocarditis in children report of two cases and brief review of the literature
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DOI: 10.1017/s1047951119002233
Abstract: Abstract Diagnosing prosthetic valve infective endocarditis in children is challenging. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography can yield false-negative results. Data are lacking in paediatric multimodality imaging in prosthetic valve infective endocarditis. We present two children with… read more here.
Keywords: multimodality; valve infective; prosthetic valve; endocarditis children ... See more keywords
Pregnant intravenous drug user tricuspid valve infective endocarditis treated with a successful simultaneous valve replacement and Cesarean section
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DOI: 10.1111/echo.14122
Abstract: A 30‐year‐old female patient known to be an intravenous drug user (IVDU) was admitted to Bajcsy‐Zsilinszky Hospital Cardiology Intensive Care Unit at 29‐week gestation with severe sepsis and right heart failure. She had methicillin‐sensitive Staphylococcus… read more here.
Keywords: drug user; infective endocarditis; valve infective; intravenous drug ... See more keywords
Valve replacement or repair in native mitral valve infective endocarditis—Which is better? A meta‐analysis and systematic review
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DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16227
Abstract: Native mitral valve infective endocarditis (IE) plagues patients and surgeons alike because of its high mortality and recurrence rates as well as poor prognosis. Mitral valve repair (MVP) and mitral valve replacement (MVR) are two… read more here.
Keywords: infective endocarditis; valve replacement; native mitral; valve ... See more keywords
Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis with an Annular Abscess
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DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8970-17
Abstract: A 45-year old man was referred to our hospital because of a fever. His blood culture revealed a Streptococcus pneumoniae infection; ultrasound cardiography recorded vegetation at the aortic valve. Infective endocarditis was diagnosed, and antibiotic… read more here.
Keywords: abscess; valve infective; infective endocarditis; aortic valve ... See more keywords