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Echocardiographically occult nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis with tumor cell-containing valvular vegetations in metastatic breast cancer
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 Published on 09/07/2026 |  Original article (Full-text)  | Charaya, Kristina et al. | Cardio-Oncology. Volume 12(1).

Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is an uncommon but important cause of systemic arterial embolism, most often occurring in advanced malignancy. Diagnosis is frequently difficult because vegetations may be small, transient, or not visualized on echocardiography, which may delay recognition. Case...

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Frequency and classification of drug-related incidents in an infectious disease ward of a high-complexity hospital
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 Published on 02/07/2026 |  Original article (Full-text)  | Freire, Eduardo Corsino et al. | Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Volume 11(1).

Preventable drug-related incidents (PDRIs) remain a major challenge to patient safety, particularly in hospitals that manage complex infectious diseases. However, data on their frequency and characteristics in such settings are scarce. This study estimated the incidence of PDRIs in a specialized infectious...

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Additive value of repeat transthoracic echocardiography for excluding infective endocarditis in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
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 Published on 25/06/2026 |  Original article (Full-text)  | Abazid, Rami M. et al. | Journal of cardiovascular imaging. Volume 34(1).

We aim to analyze the additive value of repeated transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) within a 1-week interval after a baseline TTE to diagnose infective endocarditis (IE) in patients admitted with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB). Methods: We prospectively enrolled consecutive patients...

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Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis in anorexia nervosa complicated by multiorgan failure: a case report
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 Published on 18/06/2026 |  Original article (Full-text)  | Hieda, Takuro et al. | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Volume 21(1).

Infective endocarditis is characterized by vegetations on the cardiac valves and can lead to serious complications, including heart failure. Anorexia nervosa is associated with cardiovascular abnormalities. To our knowledge, only five cases of anorexia nervosa requiring valve surgery for infective endocarditis...

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Early prognostic value of combined procalcitonin and interleukin-6 in sepsis: a retrospective cohort study
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 Published on 11/06/2026 |  Original article (Full-text)  | Xuefang Xia et al. | Biomarkers in Medicine 2026; aop:10.1080/17520363.2026.2682836

To investigate the value of combined procalcitonin (PCT) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) assessment for early risk stratification in sepsis. This retrospective cohort study enrolled 375 patients with sepsis stratified by the first Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score within 24 h of admission....

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