Right-sided infective endocarditis (RSIE) accounts for 5–10% of all cases of infective
endocarditis and is predominantly encountered among injecting drug users (IDUs). RSIE …

Background Despite advances in medical knowledge, technology and antimicrobial therapy,
infective endocarditis (IE) is still associated with devastating outcomes. No reviews have yet …

The need for a specific risk score system for infective endocarditis (IE) surgery has been
previously claimed. In a single‐center pilot study, preliminary to future multicentric …

Background Procalcitonin (PCT) is widely used in critically ill patients to diagnose clinically
significant infection and sepsis. Aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of …

Objective: To evaluate timing for surgery and management of complex valve lesions in
patients with active mitral valve (MV) endocarditis. Results are based on 13 years of …

Streptococcus sanguinis (S. sanguinis) is an abundant oral commensal which can cause
disseminated human infection if it gains access to the bloodstream. The most important …

OBJECTIVES Although commonly reported as single-centre experiences, redo aortic valve
replacement (RAVR) has overall acceptable results. Nevertheless, trans-catheter aortic …

Methods: The clinical and microbiological character-istics of IE in a series of 39 IVDA
patients were retrospectively assessed and compared to those in 85 non-IVDA patients with …

Objectives Prosthetic valve endocarditis is associated with worse outcomes compared with
native valve endocarditis. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of native valve endocarditis …

BACKGROUND: Few studies have documented the clinicopathological features of prosthetic
valve endocarditis independently of native valve endocarditis. STUDY DESIGN …