Endocarditis is the infection and inflammation of an ... or it may progress slowly and subtly. Many forms of acute ...

IE cases due to Haemohphilus parainfluenzae may have an acute presentation ... followed by TEE to exclude endocarditis. Not all cases of non-HACEK Gram-negative bacterial endocarditis necessarily ...

Infective endocarditis (IE) is by far the most common cardiovascular infection worldwide. Despite the medical and surgical advances, this condition remains associated with considerable mortality ...

Risk for symptomatic embolism can be predicted via echocardiographic vegetation features in patients with infective endocarditis.

Infective endocarditis involving the mitral valve leaflets leads to dysfunctional coaptation or leaflet perforation. The resulting mitral regurgitation is often acute or subacute and can cause ...

NEW YORK, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardiologists from NYU Langone Heart are showcasing their latest clinical findings ...

It becomes the first antibiotic in the beta-lactam class to be approved for SAB and, according to the FDA, also becomes an option for SAB patients with right-sided infective endocarditis ...