Color Atlas of Infective Endocarditis

• Main Author: Ramsdale, David R. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2005.
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

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