Strategies to Improve Patient-Centered Care for Drug Use-Associated Infective Endocarditis: JACC Focus Seminar 2/4

AG Wurcel, J Suzuki, AJ Schranz, EF Eaton… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - jacc.org
Drug use-associated infective endocarditis (DUA-IE) is a major cause of illness and death
for people with substance use disorder (SUD). Investigations to date have largely focused …

Medical complications of injection drug use—part I

KM Rich, DA Solomon - NEJM evidence, 2023 - evidence.nejm.org
During the past 2 decades, the risk of death and the prevalence of hospitalizations in the
United States have increased substantially among people who inject drugs, in large part …

Rates and outcomes of periprosthetic joint infection in persons who inject drugs

TJ Humphrey, AM Tatara, HS Bedair, K Alpaugh… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The risk of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is higher in persons who inject
drugs (PWID) after total joint arthroplasty (TJA), though reported rates vary widely. This study …

Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the management and prognosis of infective endocarditis

L Ailhaud, R Gravier-Dumonceau, F Arregle… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious condition which is difficult to diagnose
and to treat, both medically and surgically. Objectives: The objective of this study was to …

[HTML][HTML] Percutaneous Mechanical Aspiration for Infective Endocarditis: Proceedings From an Inaugural Multidisciplinary Summit and Comprehensive Review

LX Marinacci, SS Sethi, ML Paras, A El Sabbagh… - Journal of the Society for …, 2024 - Elsevier
The clinical presentation and epidemiology of infective endocarditis (IE) have evolved over
time. While the cornerstones of IE treatment remain antimicrobial therapy and surgery …

[HTML][HTML] Managing Recurrent Endocarditis in Substance Use Disorder: The Role of Civil Commitment and Comprehensive Care

TB Drvar, EM Shychuck, B Chhor… - … American Journal of …, 2025 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Patient: Female, 33-year-old Final Diagnosis: Drug induced endocarditis Symptoms: Chest
pain• diaphoresis• fever• septic shock Clinical Procedure: Tricuspid valve replacement …

Modernizing Endocarditis Treatment Through a Multidisciplinary Team Approach

LS Andrews - The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 2024 - Elsevier
Fostering a multidisciplinary team approach in cardiovascular care to manage valve disease
and heart failure is not a new concept; however, it is underused in the setting of infective …