During the past 6 decades, there have been numerous changes in prosthetic valve
endocarditis (PVE), currently affecting an older population and increasing in incidence in …

Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) remains a serious condition with a high mortality rate.
Precise identification of the PVE-associated pathogen/s and their virulence is essential for …

Keywords: INFECTIOUS ENDOCARDITIS, ETIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS, EPIDEMIOLOGY,
CLASSIFICATION, CLINICAL PICTURE, DIAGNOSIS, DUKE CRITERIA …

infectious endocarditis, etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, classification, clinical picture,
diagnosis, Duke criteria, microbiological (cultural) examination, echocardiographic …

Background and Objectives: Multidrug-resistant microorganisms have made treating
bacterial infections challenging. Resistance to antibiotics is expected to overcome efforts to …

Background Scarce data exist about early infective endocarditis (IE) after trans-catheter
aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Objective The objective was to evaluate the …

Infective endocarditis (IE), a microbial infection of the cardiac or adjacent vascular
endothelium, remains a feared disease, although the modern diagnosis systematizations …

Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is the medical term used to describe a focus of infection
involving a valvular substitute within the heart. It is a significant concern in the field of …

Background Prosthetic valve endocarditis is burdened by high mortality and morbidity. We
reviewed our experience in the management of patients with acute prosthetic aortic valve …

Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) has undergone significant changes over the past five
decades and is currently affecting an aging population, with an increasing prevalence in …