Left‐sided vegetations encompassing the mitral valve, aortic valve, left atrium or left ventricle ... regurgitation/stenosis of infected valve Severe valve regurgitation or stenosis occurring in the ...

Large vegetations (>10 mm ... Native (aortic or mitral) or prosthetic valve endocarditis and severe congestive heart failure or cardiogenic shock caused by: Acute valvular regurgitation.

Aortic valve replacement ... structure that connects the mitral and aortic valves. Pseudoaneurysms can arise from various causes, including infective endocarditis, surgical trauma, or congenital ...

followed by mitral valve (30%) Healthcare contact is an emerging risk factor for non-HACEK Gram-negative endocarditis. Injection drug use is a relatively infrequent cause of endocarditis in this ...

A previously healthy 60-year-old man presented with rapidly progressive heart failure and severe aortic and mitral valve insufficiency ... PET is known to have a low sensitivity (31%) in native valve ...

Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is characterised by sterile vegetations on ... Echocardiogram showed impaired left ventricular function and suspicion of a small vegetation at the tip of ...

Blood cultures were persistently positive for Streptococcus gallolyticus and transoesophageal echocardiography confirmed infective endocarditis with significant mitral and aortic regurgitation and ...

ccf.org Contemporary indications for mitral valve repair in patients with degenerative mitral valve disease. Patient selection criteria for minimally invasive mitral valve repair. Technical mandates ...

The lub sound is produced by the closing of the tricuspid and mitral valves ... blood flow through or across a valve in the heart causes a heart murmur. Endocarditis can progress quickly and ...

Endocarditis is a rare and potentially life-threatening infection of the heart's valves or inner lining. Certain risk factors like having an underlying heart valve problem, using intravenous drugs ...