Infective endocarditis: prognostic stratification and indications for valve surgery.
Indian Heart J
;
2007 Mar-Apr; 59(2): 118-23
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-4979
ABSTRACT
Significant advances have been made in the management of infective endocarditis with the advent of antimicrobial therapy, surgery and transesophageal echocardiography, bringing hope to patients suffering from this once uniformly fatal illness. However, recent studies show that the mortality from infective endocarditis is still in the order of 20-30%. The prognostic determinants for adverse outcomes and the indications for surgical therapy in patients with infective endocarditis have recently received renewed attention. Our current understanding of these controversial issues will be reviewed in this paper.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Prognosis
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Humans
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Heart Valve Prosthesis
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Risk Factors
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Risk Assessment
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Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
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Endocarditis
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Endocarditis, Bacterial
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian heart j
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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