Sub-annular composite graft implantation for infective endocarditis

Infective endocarditis on mitral annular calcification: a case report

INTRODUCTION Mitral annular calcification is a common finding in elderly patients; it is considered a benign cardiac abnormality but it can be a predisposing factor for infective endocarditis. Although described in numerous necropsy studies, endocarditis on mitral annular calcification has rarely been reported during life, and the frequency of sepsis can be underestimated because of difficult d...

Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis with an Annular Abscess

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 therapy was initiated. Although the infection and heart failure were controlled, at approximately two weeks after the antibiotic therapy initiation...

INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS IN CHILDREN

A total of 14 cases of infective endocarditis (IE) in children aged 6 months to 10 years were seen from December 1987 to December 1992 at the pediatric unit of Ayatollah Taleghani Medical Center. The majority of patients (12 of 14) were between 5 and 10 years of age. Acyanotic congenital heart disease was known to preexist in 78.6% and rheumatic valvular heart disease in 21.4% of cases. Or...

INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS IN CHILDREN OF SOUTHERN IRAN

Infective endocarditis is an uncommon heart disease with a variable incidence, mostly related to the ever-increasing development of cardiac surgery and the longer survival of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). Thirty-seven episodes of infective endocarditis (IE) were evaluated in 36 children (under 15 years of age) admitted to hospitals affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical ...

Surgery for Infective Endocarditis