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Additive value of repeat transthoracic echocardiography for excluding infective endocarditis in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
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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...
Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis in anorexia nervosa complicated by multiorgan failure: a case report
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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...
Early prognostic value of combined procalcitonin and interleukin-6 in sepsis: a retrospective cohort study
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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....
Should We Extend the Use of Oral Antibiotics in Infective Endocarditis? The ENDO-ORAL Study
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Switching to oral therapy has become an option for treating infective endocarditis (IE) in well-selected patients. This study aimed to assess its effectiveness in real-life settings, including patients who would not have been eligible under current guidelines based on the POET trial results. Methods:...
Unveiling the risk of infective endocarditis after mitral valve replacement and mitral valve repair
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Graphical Significant MV dysfunction often requires surgical MV repair or surgical MV replacement with a biological or mechanical prosthesis. Over a follow-up of 10 year, first-time IE occurrence was significantly more frequent in patients who had previously undergone MV replacement compared with those...
