Infective Endocarditis Remains a ...
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Dr. Rubens D.Posted
Sat 14 Mar 2009 3:39pm
Infective Endocarditis Remains a Lethal Threat
Nearly one in five patients dies in hospital and S. aureus infection increases risk of death
15 mar 2009-- Despite recent advances in diagnosis and treatment, infective endocarditis continues to be frequently fatal, with acute presentations more common than previously thought and a high rate
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What is the mechanism of renal failure in infective endocarditis ?
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Dr. Sangareddi V.Posted
Wed 08 Jul 2009 10:49am
Infective endocarditis (IE)continues to be a dreaded medical problem. The clinical outcome has not improved much , in spite of availability of powerful antibiotics. Early surgery in eligible patients could provide the best possible results.
One of the major determinants of morbidity and mortality in IE is the renal involvement.
Kidney
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‘Minor” infective endocarditis
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Dr. Sangareddi V.Posted
Tue 13 Jul 2010 8:00pm
Infective endocarditis continues to be a challenge for the cardiac physicians.
While we have innovated too much( More than what is required !) in the interventional... to avoid interference in the subsequent culture evaluation !)
Minor only infective endocarditis.
Please note IE can be diagnosed with the following 5 minor criteria
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Can we diagnose Infective endocarditis without vegetation ?
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Dr. Sangareddi V.Posted
Fri 10 Apr 2009 11:48pm
Yes , we can . Abstract : Link to Indian heart journal
Vegetation Negative Infective-Endocarditis
S Venkatesan, G Gnanavelu, G Karthikeyan, V Jaganathan... be varied.
Download full PPT presentation
infective-endocarditis-csi-2005
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What is the natural history of infective endocarditis vegetation ?
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Dr. Sangareddi V.Posted
Wed 12 Jan 2011 11:09am
What happens to vegetation following successful therapy ?
It regresses almost completely and become sterile
It regresses about 50 % volume but continue to harbor live viable bacteria
Gets sterile but does not regress ,
Vegetation vanishes completely .Gets dissolved circulation as micro particles.
Appears slightly ...
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Age Determines Clinical Characte ...
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Dr. Rubens D.Posted
Sat 08 Nov 2008 7:26pm
Age Determines Clinical Characteristics of Infective Endocarditis
09 nov 2008--Increasing age is a determinant of the clinical characteristics of infective endocarditis, according to an international prospective cohort study in Archives of Internal Medicine.
Researchers studied 2800 patients with infective endocarditis (1700 were under age 65, 1100
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AAE's Updated Antibiotic Prophylaxis Guidelines
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Dr. Jason HalesPosted
Sat 23 Aug 2008 11:57pm
to prevent infecti v e endocarditis in certain dental patients. ( Click here to see the official publication)
The AAE has also released it's updated... for patients with the highest risk of adverse outcomes resulting from bacterial endocarditis.
Premedication for patients with mitral valve prolapse, rheumatic heart disease
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Splenomegaly: an(other) approach to its causes (2)
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JeremyPosted
Fri 28 Aug 2009 8:18pm
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Splenomegaly II: By aetiology
Infectious - CMV, EBV, HIV, endocarditis, TB, malaria, schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis, histoplasmosis
Inflammatory - sarcoid, amyloidosis
Neoplastic
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Birds and an Update
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Teresa K.Posted
Wed 14 Jan 2009 8:34pm
coughing now. His blood grew streptococcus sanguinis which is part of the normal mouth flora and is associated with dental plaque. It also causes bacterial endocarditis which is some
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Imaging Detects Cardiac Abnormal ...
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Dr. Rubens D.Posted
Mon 02 Feb 2009 11:45pm
Imaging Detects Cardiac Abnormalities in Endocarditis
Computed tomography effective when compared with echocardiography and surgical specimens
30 jan 2009-- Multislice computed tomography (CT) is effective in detecting valvular abnormalities in patients with suspected infective endocarditis compared with transesophageal echocardiography
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