Difficult to diagnose cases of infectious endocarditis solved with SPECT/CT imaging agent Date: August 1, 2012 Source: Society of Nuclear Medicine Summary: When combined with standard diagnostic ...

Dr Vincent Quagliarello (Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT), in an editorial accompanying the two studies, writes that despite being relatively uncommon, endocarditis "remains a ...

Abstract Infective endocarditis remains a life-threatening condition with an unchanging incidence and mortality of nearly 30% at 1 year. Surgery is required in 25–50% of acute infections and 20 ...

Endocarditis is an infection of the heart’s inner lining, the endocardium. However, in some cases, endocarditis may also be non-infective.

Endocarditis affects around 1 in 30,000 people in the UK each year, which equates to 2,000 diagnoses each year. May be confused with… The presentation of infective endocarditis can be variable and non ...

Subacute bacterial endocarditis is a type of infective endocarditis. It's an infection that occurs when germs such as bacteria enter the bloodstream and attack the lining of the heart valves.

Patients with infective endocarditis need to be monitored vigilantly for complications, and these should be treated as quickly as possible. Transesophageal echocardiography is a significant advance ...

Urgent transthoracic echocardiography was performed by a cardiologist who identified a congenital bicuspid aortic valve with vegetations, suggestive of infective endocarditis (Figure 3).

Context Infective endocarditis is a rare condition with significant morbidity and mortality. It may arise after bacteraemia in a person with a predisposing cardiac lesion. In the past, people at risk ...

We conducted this prospective, randomized trial involving patients with infective endocarditis who were candidates for both early surgery and conventional treatment at two medical centers in Korea.

Endocarditis is a rare, life-threatening inflammation of the lining of the heart muscle and its valves. It is caused by a bacterial infection. Although it can occur in anyone, it is much more ...

Researchers conducted 99mTc-HMPAO-WBC SPECT/CT scans on 131 consecutive patients with suspected infectious endocarditis. Patients with permanent cardiac devices were excluded from the research as ...