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 ...

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 ...

If you have heart valve replacement surgery, you will be prescribed a blood thinner (a.k.a. an anticoagulant) upon discharge from the hospital. Long-term blood thinner medication guidelines differ ...

Of the 20 patients with vegetations and lead culture, 17 (85%) had bacteriologically active infection. Left sided valvar endocarditis was diagnosed in two patients. In the control group, strands were ...