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Infective endocarditis: a comprehensive overview.

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Kiefer, TL; Bashore, TM
Published in: Rev Cardiovasc Med
2012

Infective endocarditis (IE) is an infection of a heart valve or other cardiac structure at a site of endothelial damage. The definition has been also expanded to include infected cardiac devices. A variety of organ systems may be adversely affected in patients with IE. Although advances have improved the diagnostic accuracy for IE, morbidity and mortality remain remarkably high. This article reviews the pathophysiology, complications, diagnosis, and management of IE with recent updates to the literature and the major cardiovascular society guidelines. The increasingly prevalent clinical problem of intracardiac device-related IE is addressed, along with the recent changes to the IE prophylaxis guidelines.

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Rev Cardiovasc Med

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ISSN

1530-6550

Publication Date

2012

Volume

13

Issue

2-3

Start / End Page

e105 / e120

Location

Singapore

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Prognosis
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Humans
  • Endocarditis
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
 

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Kiefer, T. L., & Bashore, T. M. (2012). Infective endocarditis: a comprehensive overview. Rev Cardiovasc Med, 13(2–3), e105–e120. https://doi.org/10.3909/ricm0633
Kiefer, Todd L., and Thomas M. Bashore. “Infective endocarditis: a comprehensive overview.Rev Cardiovasc Med 13, no. 2–3 (2012): e105–20. https://doi.org/10.3909/ricm0633.
Kiefer TL, Bashore TM. Infective endocarditis: a comprehensive overview. Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2012;13(2–3):e105–20.
Kiefer, Todd L., and Thomas M. Bashore. “Infective endocarditis: a comprehensive overview.Rev Cardiovasc Med, vol. 13, no. 2–3, 2012, pp. e105–20. Pubmed, doi:10.3909/ricm0633.
Kiefer TL, Bashore TM. Infective endocarditis: a comprehensive overview. Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2012;13(2–3):e105–e120.

Published In

Rev Cardiovasc Med

DOI

ISSN

1530-6550

Publication Date

2012

Volume

13

Issue

2-3

Start / End Page

e105 / e120

Location

Singapore

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Prognosis
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Humans
  • Endocarditis
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents