CHF: Congestive heart failure; CI: Contraindication; DM: Diabetes mellitus; ICU: Intensive care unit; IE: Infective endocarditis; iv.: Intravenous; LV: Left ventricle ...

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious infection of the heart valves or the inner lining of the heart, often caused by bacteria entering the bloodstream and attaching to damaged areas of the heart.

Q. I have a leaky heart valve that may need surgery down the road. Can you tell me about heart-valve surgery in one of your columns? A. First, let’s explain briefly how the heart works.

dilated aortic sinuses or ascending aorta, rheumatic valve changes, and infective endocarditis with abnormal leaflet closure or perforation. On the basis of left ventricular dysfunction ...

(Annals of Thoracic Surgery) In Japan, the incidence of infective endocarditis increased ... leaflet thrombosis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. (Heart) For patients with coronary ...

Valvular heart disease, sometimes called heart valve disease ... prevent infections that may lead to endocarditis Get proper treatment for strep throat infection to prevent rheumatic fever ...

CABG plus surgical aortic valve replacement for treatment of coronary disease and aortic stenosis was associated with better ...

Medical 76% Strong correlation between propensity score and timing of surgery. Individual effect of each variable difficult to measure [22] CHF: Congestive heart failure; CI: Contraindication; DM ...