Endovascular Infections Arising from Right-Sided Heart Structures
Remetz M, Quagliarello V. Endovascular Infections Arising from Right-Sided Heart Structures. Cardiology Clinics 1992, 10: 137-149. PMID: 1739955, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8651(18)30259-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCausalityEndocarditis, BacterialHumansPulmonary ValveStaphylococcal InfectionsStreptococcal InfectionsTricuspid ValveConceptsRight-sided endocarditisRight-sided heart failureLeft-sided endocarditisAntibiotic therapyHeart failureClinical manifestationsWorse prognosisTricuspid valveEndovascular infectionProgressive right-sided heart failureS. aureusMultiple septic pulmonary emboliSeptic pulmonary emboliInitial antibiotic therapyCombination antibiotic therapyCommon predisposing factorsCases of endocarditisCongenital heart diseaseViridans group streptococciCoexistent infectionPleuritic painProductive coughSignificant murmurPulmonary infarctionCardiac manifestations