2024
Clinical manifestations and treatment outcomes for patients with Pseudomonas endocarditis
Shah S, Clarke L, Davis M, Topal J, Shields R. Clinical manifestations and treatment outcomes for patients with Pseudomonas endocarditis. Journal Of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2024, 79: 2017-2021. PMID: 38958234, PMCID: PMC12102595, DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkae205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPseudomonas endocarditisFirst-lineClinical outcomesShorter time to treatment initiationFactors associated with treatment failureInvestigate clinical outcomes of patientsClinical outcomes of patientsTime to treatment initiationRate of adverse effectsProsthetic valve endocarditisFirst-line therapyOrgan transplant recipientsOutcomes of patientsInvestigate clinical outcomesIntracardiac complicationsDuke criteriaMicrobiological failureDrug discontinuationValve endocarditisCombination therapyTreatment failureTransplant recipientsDay mortalityInitial treatmentClinical benefit
2023
Changing Trends in Demographics, Risk Factors, and Clinical Features of Patients With Infective Endocarditis–Related Stroke, 2005–2015
Ridha M, Flaherty M, Aziz Y, Ades L, Alwell K, Khoury J, Woo D, Ferioli S, Adeoye O, Khatri P, De Los Rios La Rosa F, Mistry E, Demel S, Mackey J, Martini S, Coleman E, Jasne A, Slavin S, Walsh K, Star M, Haverbusch M, Madsen T, Broderick J, Kissela B, Kleindorfer D. Changing Trends in Demographics, Risk Factors, and Clinical Features of Patients With Infective Endocarditis–Related Stroke, 2005–2015. Neurology 2023, 100: e1555-e1564. PMID: 36746635, PMCID: PMC10103121, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000206865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsOpioid epidemicClinical characteristicsClinical featuresGreater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky regionStudy periodRetrospective cohort studyRates of hypertensionIntravenous drug useIntravenous drug usersICD-10 codesCochran-Armitage testPerioperative strokeAcute strokeCohort studyDefinite endocarditisDuke criteriaHypertension prevalenceIschemic strokeYounger patientsStroke populationInfective endocarditisAtrial fibrillationEpidemiologic descriptionUnadjusted comparisons
2021
Multimodality Imaging in the Diagnosis of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Brief Review
Eder MD, Upadhyaya K, Park J, Ringer M, Malinis M, Young BD, Sugeng L, Hur DJ. Multimodality Imaging in the Diagnosis of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Brief Review. Frontiers In Cardiovascular Medicine 2021, 8: 750573. PMID: 34988125, PMCID: PMC8720921, DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.750573.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCardiac magnetic resonance imagingInfective endocarditisF-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographyProsthetic valve endocarditisHigh mortality rateMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyValve endocarditisDuke criteriaLeukocyte scintigraphyStandard workupTreatable conditionEchocardiographic dataTomographic angiographyModality strategiesMortality rateResonance imagingEmission tomographyEndocarditisDiagnostic accuracyFurther studiesFormal guidelinesWorkupClinical vignettesDiagnosisTranscatheter aortic valve replacement associated infective endocarditis case series: broadening the criteria for diagnosis is the need of the hour
Lnu K, Ansari S, Mahto S, Gada H, Mumtaz M, Loran D, Theckumparapil N, Vora A. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement associated infective endocarditis case series: broadening the criteria for diagnosis is the need of the hour. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2021, 21: 559. PMID: 34800994, PMCID: PMC8606088, DOI: 10.1186/s12872-021-02364-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisDevice RemovalEchocardiography, Doppler, ColorEchocardiography, TransesophagealElectrocardiographyEndocarditis, BacterialHeart Valve ProsthesisHumansMaleMultimodal ImagingPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPredictive Value of TestsProsthesis-Related InfectionsReoperationReproducibility of ResultsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementTreatment OutcomeConceptsModified Duke criteriaInfective endocarditisDuke criteriaTransesophageal echocardiogramValve replacementSurgical explorationProlonged course of intravenous antibioticsDiagnosis of infective endocarditisCourse of intravenous antibioticsFeatures of infective endocarditisAortic Root AbscessNegative transesophageal echocardiogramTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAdministration of 18F-FDGWorsening Heart FailureAtypical clinical presentationAortic valve replacementSystemic inflammatory responseAortic valve stenosisProsthetic aortic valveProsthetic valve functionDiagnostic imaging modalitiesMobitz type IMSSA bacteremiaWorsening sepsisHaemophilus Parainfluenzae mural endocarditis with large atrial septal defect and peripheral embolization
Bae JY, Murugiah K, McLeod GX, Anwer M, Howes CJ. Haemophilus Parainfluenzae mural endocarditis with large atrial septal defect and peripheral embolization. Journal Of Cardiology Cases 2021, 25: 149-152. PMID: 35261698, PMCID: PMC8888727, DOI: 10.1016/j.jccase.2021.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesAtrial septal defectLarge atrial septal defectMural endocarditisInfective endocarditisSeptal defectLV massRisk factorsLeft ventriclePrior intravenous drug useBlood culture growthHemorrhagic cerebral eventsIntra-cardiac tumorPost-pericardiotomy syndromeRecent dental workIntravenous drug useUrgent surgical interventionValvular heart diseaseMitral valve repairVentricular septal defectCeftriaxone therapyPeripheral embolizationCerebral eventsDuke criteriaSymptom onsetSplenic infarct
2019
An assessment of transesophageal echocardiography studies rated as rarely appropriate tests for infective endocarditis at an academic medical center
Amuchastegui T, Hur DJ, Fillipon N, Eder MD, Bonomo JA, Kim Y, McNamara RL, Malinis M, Sugeng L. An assessment of transesophageal echocardiography studies rated as rarely appropriate tests for infective endocarditis at an academic medical center. Echocardiography 2019, 36: 2070-2077. PMID: 31705577, DOI: 10.1111/echo.14525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAppropriate use criteriaTransesophageal echocardiographyAcademic medical centerInfective endocarditisMedical CenterTertiary academic medical centerComplex infectious processTransesophageal echocardiography studyRetrospective chart reviewInfectious disease specialistsElectronic medical chartsTEE findingsChart reviewRetrospective cohortDuke criteriaMedical chartsDisease specialistsEchocardiography studyRetrospective studyPhysical examinationEndocardial involvementID specialistsBlood culturesInfectious processTEE use
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