Color Atlas of Infective Endocarditis

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Ramsdale, David R. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London, 2005.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Emergency medicine.; Cardiology.; Infectious diseases.; Cardiac surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Infectious Diseases.; Cardiac Surgery.; Emergency Medicine.

Infective endocarditis is a condition that still carries a high morbidity and mortality rate despite modern antibiotics and surgical treatment. The infection, usually caused by bacteria, invades the innermost lining of the heart and can damage heart valves, connective tissue and the heart chambers t...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Incidence and Pathogenesis
• Clinical Features
• Investigations
• Diagnostic Criteria
• Treatment: Prophylaxis
• Treatment: Antimicrobial Therapy
• Cardiac Surgery in Infective Endocarditis
• Prognosis.