News tagged with infective endocarditis
Mortality predictors in CV implantable device infection ID'd
(HealthDay)—Infective endocarditis related to a cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED), corticosteroid therapy, and other comorbidities are tied to reduced short- and long-term survival, according ...
Cardiology
Apr 04, 2013 |
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Heart infection involving ICD associated with high rate of complications, risk of death
Patients with infective endocarditis involving implanted cardiac devices experience a high rate of complications such as valve infections, heart failure, and persistent bacteremia, and high in-hospital and 1-year mortality ...
Cardiology
Apr 24, 2012 |
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OK to limit pre-dental procedure antibiotics to high risk heart patients
The incidence of infective endocarditis among dental patients in Olmsted County, Minn. did not increase after new guidelines called for giving preventive antibiotics before dental procedures only to those at greatest risk ...
Cardiology
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Early surgery ups outcomes in infective endocarditis
(HealthDay) -- For patients with infective endocarditis and large vegetations, early surgery reduces death from any cause and embolic events, compared with conventional treatment, according to a study published ...
Surgery
Jun 28, 2012 |
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Surgery improves endocarditis-induced heart failure survival rates
Surgery significantly improves short- and long-term outcomes in patients with heart failure caused by a bacterial infection known as endocarditis, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers.
Cardiology
Nov 22, 2011 |
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