VALVE DISEASE: Endocarditis: basics

Endocarditis: basics.

Valve disease MANAGEMENT OF INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS

Correspondence to: Dr Gilbert Habib, Hôpital Timone, Cardiologie B, Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France; [email protected] _________________________ I nfective endocarditis (IE) is a disease that is continually changing, with new high risk patients, new diagnostic procedures, the involvement of new microorganisms, and new therapeutic methods. Despite knowledge of these changes, ...

isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis

infective endocarditis is one of the most severe complications of parenteral drug abuse. the outstanding clinical feature of infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abusers is the high incidence of right-sided valve infection, and the tricuspid valve is involved in 60% to 70% of the cases. we herein report a case of isolated pulmonic valve infective endocarditis with a native pulmonary valve.

Bacterial Endocarditis and Periodontal Disease

Bacterial endocarditis is the infection of inner lining of heart and /or heart valves. This disease is usually related to the presence of some pathogenic bacteria in mouth, digestive system or urinary tract. Most of the times, this infection happens in people with heart problems like the presence of prosthetic valves, history of previous endocarditis, some congenital heart defects and heart tra...

Prosthetic valve endocarditis.

Prosthetic valve endocarditis occurs in 2-4% of patients with prosthetic valves and carries a mortality of around 50%. A low index of suspicion should enable early diagnosis. The empirical use of antibiotics in patients with a prosthetic valve who develop an unexplained fever is inappropriate. Careful liaison between cardiologist, microbiologist and cardiac surgeon is essential for optimal mana...