ABSTRACT: Austrian Syndrome is the rare combination of a triad of endocarditis, meningitis, and pneumonia in the context of pneumococcal infection. Due to the involvement of several anatomical sites, the Austrian syndrome has a high mortality. Importantly, endocarditis is usually not considered during p...
Abstract Introduction: Although it is the most common agent among the fungal causes of endocarditis, Candida albicans endocarditis is rare. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of amphotericin B in the treatment of C. albicans endocarditis beyond a systematic review. Data search: Articles in English, S...
Resumen El síndrome de Austrian es una tríada que engloba neumonía, meningitis y endocarditis causadas por Staphylococcus pneumoniae. Dado el aumento en el uso de antibióticos, cada vez vemos esta enfermedad de forma menos frecuente en la práctica clínica diaria. No obstante, se debe recordar su ex...
Abstract Mitral valve aneurysm is a rare and uncommon complication of infective endocarditis leading to a weakened mitral tissue. The most feared mitral valve aneurysm's complications are: perforation and severe mitral regurgitation. Multiple mechanisms have been suggested to explain the development of m...
Abstract Objective: To analyze patients' preoperative characteristics, surgical data, postoperative courses, and short- and long-term outcomes after implantation of different full-root prostheses for destructive aortic valve endocarditis. Methods: Between 1999 and 2018, 80 patients underwent aortic roo...
Abstract Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is an inflammatory disease that involves cartilaginous structures predominantly in the nose, ears, and respiratory tract. Cardiovascular involvement is not common. Despite this, they are the second cause of death in patients with RP. The structures usually affected ...
RESUMEN Introducción: La endocarditis infecciosa sobre prótesis valvulares cardíacas es una de las formas más graves de esta enfermedad, de difícil diagnóstico y asociada con elevada mortalidad. Objetivo: Describir las características de la endocarditis infecciosa en válvulas cardíacas proté...
O objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar o conhecimento dos cirurgiões-dentistas que trabalham na atenção primária à saúde em um município do nordeste Brasileiro, frente ao atendimento de pacientes portadores de doenças cardiovasculares. Para tanto, de uma população de 36 dentistas, uma amostragem p...
Resumo Fundamento Escores de risco estão disponíveis para uso na prática clínica diária, mas saber qual deles escolher é ainda incerto. Objetivos Avaliar o EuroSCORE logístico, o EuroSCORE II e os escores específicos para endocardite infecciosa STS-IE, PALSUSE, AEPEI, EndoSCORE e RISK-E na pr...
