Infective endocarditis is associated with a mortality of up to 50%, but early surgical intervention is the best strategy to increase survival. This finding comes from a new systematic review and ...

A new national study found that hospitalizations for serious heart infections associated with drug use are declining after ...

A decline in life-threatening heart infections in the United States suggests fewer people may be injecting illicit drugs, a ...

Small dent observed over 25 years, but trends worsening in young, male, and non-urban popu ...

Among patients with infective endocarditis on the left side of the heart, a response-tailored antibiotic strategy shortened the duration of treatment by about 15 days compared with standard therapy, ...

A new randomized trial suggests stopping antibiotics once patients with infective endocarditis are clinically stable can safely shorten treatment, though relapse rates rise and careful patient ...

People who inject drugs are dying at an alarming rate from endocarditis, a serious but treatable heart-valve infection. But their odds of survival improve dramatically, even five years after their ...

Endocarditis is a life-threatening disease that involves inflammation of the endocardium, heart valve, and vascular intima. Endocarditis is caused by pathogenic bacteria - around 90% of the cases are ...

Endocarditis, or infective endocarditis, is a rare infection of the inner lining of the heart’s chambers and valves. It is a serious condition that requires immediate medical attention, but it is ...

Infective endocarditis, a microbial infection of the endocardial surface of the heart, has been classified as “acute” or “subacute–chronic” on the basis of the tempo and severity of the clinical ...

Bacterial endocarditis, or infective endocarditis, is a rare infection of the heart lining and valves. It is caused by a bacterial infection and results in flu-like symptoms. The condition may become ...