Bacteraemia and infective endocarditis are significantly more frequent post-TAVI, urging a rethink of antibiotic ...

Antimicrobial prophylaxis for prevention of HACEK bacterial endocarditis before invasive dental procedures should be reserved for selected high-risk patients with prosthetic heart valves ...

A SCOTS mum-of-five with a “heart of gold” has died eighteen days after she was admitted to hospital with a “chest infection” ...

For patients with coronary artery ectasia of the culprit infarct artery in acute coronary syndrome, clopidogrel (Plavix) plus ...

Mary Jo attributes her successful surgery to her caregivers and physicians at Billings Clinic. She also credits her decision ...

A Scots mother-of-five has died from sepsis after being admitted to hospital with a "chest infection" - as her family pay ...

(Annals of Thoracic Surgery) In Japan, the incidence of infective endocarditis increased, while affected patients turned up older and more medically complex. (Journal of the American Heart ...

Results from the Euro Heart Survey on valvular heart disease—spanning 92 centers in 25 countries—have revealed that active infective endocarditis (IE) is still associated with a high mortality ...

Michaela Smith, an Edinburgh mum-of-five, passed away at the Royal Infirmary on Sunday after a 'challenging' 18 day hospital ...