Aggressive infective endocarditis and the importance of early repeat echocardiographic imaging

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Mar;147(3):e26-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.10.069. Epub 2013 Nov 27.

Authors

Kyle Eudailey¹, Jennifer Lewey¹, Rebecca T Hahn¹, Isaac George²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Department of Cardiology, and the Center for Interventional and Vascular Therapy, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY.
² Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Department of Cardiology, and the Center for Interventional and Vascular Therapy, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY. Electronic address: ig2006@columbia.edu.

PMID: 24290704
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.10.069

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Valve / microbiology
Aortic Valve / surgery
Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty
Debridement
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial / surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Humans
Male
Predictive Value of Tests
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnostic imaging*
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections / surgery
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
Treatment Outcome
Tricuspid Valve / diagnostic imaging*
Tricuspid Valve / microbiology
Tricuspid Valve / surgery
Young Adult

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents