Patients who underwent mitral valve replacement, but not repair, had a higher risk for infective endocarditis than those at a moderate risk for the disease, a Danish study shows.

HealthDay News — Individuals with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and mitral valve (MVP) have a higher risk of developing infective endocarditis (IE) than the general population, according to a ...

Patients with mitral valve endocarditis and a vegetation diameter > 10 mm are at particularly high risk for embolic events, [2, 3] and involvement of the anterior mitral valve leaflet is ...

Despite imaging advances, diagnosis of infective endocarditis is not simple, and uncertainty about whether a surgical or nonsurgical approach is best and the timing of intervention can hamper ...

These included age, gender, bacteria type, valve type (prosthetic or native), and valve involved (mitral or aortic). Side effects were relatively rare and similar in the two treatment groups. Half of ...

Infective endocarditis (IE) in elderly patients presents a unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Atypical presentations frequently lead to delayed diagnosis and poor outcome. IE in elderly ...

Valve surgery offered survival benefits in Candida endocarditis but came with increased hospital stay and cost burdens.