An increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, including the risk of sudden cardiac
death (SCD), has been shown in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Abnormalities in …

In patients with infective endocarditis and neurological complications, the optimal timing for
cardiac surgery is unclear due to the varied risk of clinical deterioration when early surgery …

OBJECTIVES The risk of neurological deterioration during valve surgery using
cardiopulmonary bypass under systemic heparinization in infective endocarditis (IE) patients …

Background Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is one of the main causes for lack of surgery in
patients with infective endocarditis (IE), despite the presence of surgical indications. We …

Background Surgical timing in infective endocarditis (IE) with preoperative neurological
events remains controversial. The relevant society guidelines are each on the basis of a …

Background Streptoccocus suis (S. suis) infection is a neglected zoonosis disease in
humans mainly affects men of working age. We estimated the health and economic burden …

Neurologic dysfunction complicates the course of 10–40% of left-side infective endocarditis
(IE). In right-sided IE, instead, when systemic emboli occur, paradoxical embolism should be …

Background The ability to return to work after infective endocarditis (IE) holds important
socioeconomic consequences for both patients and society, yet data on this issue are …

Background: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a traumatic health event, and recovery is often
associated with massive physical deconditioning and reduced quality of life. Patients also …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) results in half of the non-communicable disease-related
deaths worldwide. Rising treatment costs have increased the need for cost-utility models …