Case 1. A.C. (P.A.S.H. 21–59–29), a 62-year-old man, was admitted to the hospital on September 19, 1966, because of paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. In 1957 he was noted to have an aortic diastolic ...

Patients who underwent mitral valve replacement had a more than threefold higher 10-year rate of infective endocarditis than those at moderate risk for the disease, whereas undergoing mitral valve ...

SAN DIEGO, CA—Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) rarely occurs after aortic valve replacement, and the incidence of the event does not significantly differ between TAVR and surgical AVR, according to ...

Among patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement, younger age, male sex, history of diabetes mellitus, and moderate to severe residual aortic regurgitation were significantly ...

In cases of mitral regurgitation related to endocarditis, faulty mitral valves are replaced more frequently than they are repaired because surgeons associate reconstruction techniques with risk of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a medical journalist covering cardiology news. The trial followed 1,025 PVE patients, about half of whom had surgery (47.8% ...

IE is a lethal disease if not treated aggressively with parenteral antibiotics, often in combination with surgery. [1] Despite improvements in general health care, the incidence of the disease has not ...

A case of community-acquired infective endocarditis of a native valve that was caused by Acinetobacter calcoaceticus subspecies anitratus is presented. The previously reported cases are reviewed, and ...

In-hospital mortality for patients with left-sided infective endocarditis is significantly associated with NYHA functional ...