Vancomycin-Resistant Streptococcus thoraltensis: A Case Report of Bacterial Endocarditis and Review of Literature on Infections Caused by This Pathogen

RM Chiorescu, SB Buksa, A Botan, M Mocan… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Streptococcus thoraltensis is a rare species, part of the viridans streptococcus group, found
initially in rabbits and pigs, which can be vancomycin-resistant. We present the case of a 65 …

Systematic Dental Screening Before Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Call to Action!

G Amoroso, EC Mellema - Cardiology in Review, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVR) offers an alternative to surgical aortic valve
replacement for high-risk patients. Despite its benefits, concerns arise from its association …

[HTML][HTML] 妊娠中期合并感染性心内膜炎病例报道1 例

张铧丹, 吴采萦, 肖莹莹, 刘海智 - Advances in Clinical Medicine, 2024 - hanspub.org
妊娠合并感染性心内膜炎是导致孕产妇死亡的非产科因素的主要病因之一.
该疾病早期临床表现多为发热, 伴或不伴心脏杂音等非特异性症状为主, 这也是不易早期诊断的 …

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Aortomitral Continuity Dilemma

R Dhawan, MA Chaney - Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular …, 2024 - jcvaonline.com
In this issue of the Journal, Brown et al. presented a retrospective analysis of postoperative
outcomes (N= 331) after aortomitral continuity (AMC) reconstruction (referred to as the …

Noncardiac Thoracic Computed Tomography for the Detection of Infective Endocarditis: Worth a Glimpse

U Limper, AM Jahnert, H Dopp… - Journal of Cardiothoracic …, 2023 - jcvaonline.com
We support their contention that transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography are
the imaging tools of choice, and that planned cardiac computed tomography (CT) is justified …

Infective Endocarditis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: An Update for the Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist

PT Hussey, JB Meers - Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular …, 2023 - jcvaonline.com
TRANSCATHETER AORTIC valve replacement (TAVR) has become the treatment of choice
for select patients with aortic valve disease. Since 2019, the number of TAVR procedures …

Pesadilla en la eco street

MV Antonini-Chavier… - … Práctica y Otras …, 2023 - imagenretic.org
La endocarditis de válvula protésica es una complicación que debe diagnosticarse
temprano y tratarse quirúrgicamente, dependiendo del caso. Los sitios más comunemente …