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| | Endocarditis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The valves may be damaged congenitally, from surgery, by auto-immune mechanisms, or simply as a consequence of old age. | | | This contrasts with alpha-haemolytic streptococci and Staphylococcus aureus which are causes of community-acquired endocarditis. | | | Finally, the distinction between native-valve endocarditis and prosthetic-valve endocarditis is clinically important. |
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| | Endocarditis, Pericarditis, and Myocarditis |
| | Fungal endocarditis is associated with intravenous drug abusers and chronic indwelling catheters. | | | Endocarditis can involve prosthetic heart valves, aortopulmonary shunts, surgical patches, or chronic indwelling catheters. | | | In view of the serious nature of infective endocarditis, any measure that corrects structural congenital heart disease or lessens the risk of bacteremia reduces the chance of acquiring endocarditis. |
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| | endocarditis on Encyclopedia.com |
| | A major cause of endocarditis is the use of contaminated intravenous needles by drug addicts. | | | Fungal prosthetic valve endocarditis in 16 patients: an 11-year experience in a tertiary care hospital. | | | Aspergillus Valve Endocarditis in Patients without Prior Cardiac Surgery. |
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| | Infective Endocarditis |
| | Infective endocarditis is treated with antibiotics and with surgery in some situations. | | | Finally, infective endocarditis can result in abscesses in the heart that are very hard to treat. | | | Approximately 65 percent of people with endocarditis have a predisposing structural heart problem. |
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http://www.personalmd.com/news/inf_endo_041100.shtml
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| | Infective Endocarditis - Waltham OSU Symposium 2002 |
| | Endocarditis complicates approximately 20-30% of cases of diskospondylitis in dogs, in whom pain or the onset of neurologic signs (caused by spinal cord or nerve root compression) generally signals the presence of disease. | | | Echocardiography is also useful to follow the response to therapy, as vegetations often shrink in response to successful therapy. | | | Despite optimal therapy and therapeutic monitoring, the cure rates for endocarditis do not appear to be especially promising in dogs, and heart failure is often the long-term result. |
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| | Bacterial Endocarditis |
| | After four to six weeks most children recover from endocarditis, but there is a significant risk of further damage to a heart valve and on occasion there is apoor outcome, so the emphasis should be on the prevention of endocarditis rather then the treatment. | | | The most common antibiotic used to prevent endocarditis is Amoxicillin but in the case of penicillin allergy Erythromycin is used. | | | Orthodontic procedures generally do not present a risk, but the decision to use antibiotics is up to the orthodontist and related to the degree of manipulation during an orthodontic visit. |
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| | CDC - Emerging Issues in Infective Endocarditis |
| | New evidence is growing that changes in social behavior, such as an increase in the incidence of body piercing, excessive alcohol consumption, and the use of intravenous self-administered illicit drugs may also predispose a susceptible person to an increased risk of acquiring endocarditis. | | | Osler and Horder were instrumental in establishing fundamental mechanisms regarding the pathophysiology of infective endocarditis and are, to a large degree, responsible for how we view endocarditis today. | | | For approximately the first 200 years after the disease was initially described, the anatomy of the heart and heart valves in the diseased state of infective endocarditis was comprehensively elucidated in medical anatomical sketches made after postmortem examination. |
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| | THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 16, Ch. 208, Endocarditis |
| | Persons at high risk of endocarditis are those with prosthetic heart valves (bioprosthetic, homograft), a previous history of endocarditis, complex cyanotic congenital heart disease, or surgically constructed systemic pulmonary shunts or conduits. | | | Patients with bacteremia from organisms known to be frequent causes of infective endocarditis should be examined carefully and repeatedly for new valvular murmurs and signs of embolic phenomena. | | | Gentamicin resistance is an increasing therapeutic problem in nosocomial enterococcal endocarditis. |
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http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section16/chapter208/208a.htm
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| | Endocarditis |
| | Their choice of antibiotics depends on what the most likely infecting microorganism is. Once the results of the blood culture become available, the doctor can adjust the medications, using specific antibiotics known to be effective against the specific microorganism involved. | | | For the heart to work properly, all four valves must be functioning well, opening at the right time to let blood flow in the right direction and closing at the right time to keep the blood from flowing in the wrong direction. | | | If not discovered and treated, infective endocarditis can permanently damage the heart muscle, especially the valves. |
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| | eMedicine - Endocarditis : Article by Keith Marill, MD |
| | Endocarditis in intravenous drug abusers commonly involves the tricuspid valve. | | | IV drug user with right-sided staphylococcal endocarditis and multiple embolic pyogenic abscesses on chest radiograph. | | | Age: Although endocarditis can occur at any age, the mean age of patients has gradually risen over the past 50 years. |
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| | Endocarditis |
| | Severe mitral valve prolapse is the most common heart condition associated with endocarditis. | | | Eventually, you may experience heart failure — a chronic condition in which your heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet your body's needs. | | | Sometimes endocarditis causes red, tender spots under the skin of the fingers. |
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| | Bacterial Endocarditis |
| | Educate the patient concerning their risk category for endocarditis and related concerns, such as antibiotic premedication. | | | Although it is uncommon, it usually occurs in individuals with underlying cardiac conditions who develop bacteremia with an organism likely to cause endocarditis. | | | Collaborate with the supervising dentist on the need for a prescription for antibiotic premedication. |
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http://www.marquette.edu/dhforum/bacterial.htm
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| | Endocarditis prophylaxis guidelines |
| | Certain cardiac conditions are more susceptible to endocarditis than others; furthermore, established endocarditis is more dangerous in certain settings (such as prosthetic valves) than others. | | | Another point is that replacing erythromycin with a newer macrolide may not be necessary unless the organisms present in the community are well known to be resistant to erythromycin. | | | Although this approach is plausible and has been validated in some animal models, controlled clinical trials in humans have not been performed and are unlikely to be undertaken. |
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| | Endocarditis |
| | Thus, if you choose to body pierce or tattoo, your doctor may advise taking antibiotics to lessen the risk of endocarditis. | | | Some people ask if they need antibiotics before body piercing or tattooing. | | | Also, make sure your skin is thoroughly clean beforehand. |
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| | Endocarditis |
| | Learn about MVP, its symptoms, arrhythmias, chest pain, heart sounds, regurgitation, endocarditis, heart failure, valvular disease and other related topics. | | | drkoop.com: Conditions And Concerns: Medical Encyclopedia: Endocarditis - | | | Post a question or comment on our Message Board |
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| | Endocarditis - cardiologychannel |
| | Patients who have a congenitalor an acquired heart condition have an increased risk for endocarditis. | | | We subscribe to the HONcode principles of the Health On the Net Foundation | | | These vague symptoms can make it difficult for the patient and the doctor to recognize endocarditis. |
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| | HeartPoint: Endocarditis |
| | It may also occur in someone who has had no previous problem with their heart, and who has not had any other procedure which is associated with a risk of endocarditis. | | | Bacteria often find their way into our blood in the midst of our normal day. | | | Endocarditis is an infection of the heart valves and parts of the inside lining of the heart muscle (known as the "endocardium"). |
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| | THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 16, Ch. 208, Endocarditis |
| | The incidence of catheter-induced endocarditis in humans is lower than expected from animal studies. | | | Differentiation from culture-negative infective endocarditis may be difficult but is important because anticoagulation of patients with infective endocarditis is associated with a high incidence of hemorrhage. | | | Noninfective endocarditis should be suspected when chronically ill patients develop symptoms suggestive of arterial embolism. |
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| | U-M MCHC - Prevention of Endocarditis |
| | Some common situations include dental work or cleaning and many operations in body areas that often have bacteria like the intestinal, genital or urinary systems. | | | Sub acute bacterial endocarditis (en-doh-kar-DIE-tis) or SBE is a serious infection of the lining of the heart and can lead to damage of heart valves and muscle if not treated properly. | | | It is much easier to prevent endocarditis than it is to treat it. |
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| | Endocarditis - Page 1 - HeartCenterOnline: |
| | In the vast majority of patients, endocarditis can be effectively treated with medication and/or surgery. | | | Because of the dangerous nature of this condition, people at moderate and high risk for endocarditis (e.g., those with any type of | | | This preventive action can help to kill any bacteria that enter the bloodstream as a result of the procedure, minimizing the risk of developing endocarditis. |
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http://heart.healthcentersonline.com/infectionsinjuries/endocarditis.cfm
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| | Bacterial Endocarditis Presenting with Decreased Vision |
| | Ocular examination revealed macular white-centered retinal hemorrhage associated with premacular hemorrhage. | | | Based on our findings and the previous reports, infective endocarditis should be included in the differential diagnosis of pre-retinal hemorrhage, and fundoscopic examination is recommended for patients with this condition. | | | White-centered retinal hemorrhages in patients with septicemia were described by Roth in 1872, and since then several reports have described the same finding in patients with bacterial endocarditis. |
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| | endocarditis |
| | Antibiotic prophylaxis in dentistry: a review and practice recommendations. | | | Prevention of infective endocarditis associated with dental treatment and other medical interventions | | | Die zahnärztliche Behandlung von Patienten mit Herzschrittmachern [Dental treatment of patients with heart pacemakers] |
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| | Bacterial Endocarditis Protection |
| | Tell your doctors and dentists you have heart disease that places you at greater risk of endocarditis | | | Bacterial endocarditis treatment starts with prevention. Once endocarditis occurs, quick treatment is necessary to prevent damage to the heart valves and more serious complications, such as death. | | | Those in the non-risk group do not have a greater risk of developing endocarditis than the general population. It is rare for people without underlying heart disease to develop endocarditis. Endocarditis protection is not usually necessary in this patient group. |
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| | ENDOCARDITIS (BACTERIALOR INFECTIVE) |
| | A physician may suspect endocarditis based on symptoms alone,especially in a patient with a predisposing condition. | | | Rarely, can be caused by fungi or other organisms. | | | Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) has an insidious onset and may have some or all of all of the following symptoms |
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http://www.rxmed.com/b.main/b1.illness/b1.1.illnesses/ENDOCARDITIS%20(BACTERIAL%20OR%20INFECTIVE).htm
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| | SECCION 3: ENFERMEDADES CARDIOVASCULARES, CAPITULO 21 Endocarditis |
| | Una endocarditis subaguda no tratada es tan peligrosa como la aguda. | | | Una persona con una septicemia tiene un elevado riesgo de desarrollar una endocarditis. | | | Cuando se sospecha una endocarditis bacteriana aguda, se debe hospitalizar al paciente para su diagnóstico y tratamiento. |
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