Case 1. A.C. (P.A.S.H. 21–59–29), a 62-year-old man, was admitted to the hospital on September 19, 1966, because of paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. In 1957 he was noted to have an aortic diastolic ...

Among patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement, younger age, male sex, history of diabetes mellitus, and moderate to severe residual aortic regurgitation were significantly ...

In cases of mitral regurgitation related to endocarditis, faulty mitral valves are replaced more frequently than they are repaired because surgeons associate reconstruction techniques with risk of ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

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A side effect of opioid use is an infection of the heart valves called drug-associated infective endocarditis. Researchers have found a tenfold increase in the number of hospitalizations and surgeries ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Whether patients with opioid addiction should receive repeat valve replacements for infective endocarditis was debated here at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) meeting, with both ...

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Endocarditis is an inflammation in the inner lining of the heart’s valves and chambers. It’s most commonly caused by an infection when bacteria or fungi travel to the heart after entering the ...

Chapel Hill, NC - The number of hospitalizations and the number of surgeries to treat drug-associated infective endocarditis have both increased over tenfold in North Carolina, according to ...