Endocarditis infecciosa pdf elsevier

The causes and epidemiology of the disease have evolved in recent decades with a doubling of the average patient age and an increased prevalence in patients with indwelling cardiac devices. Abstract infective endocarditis is an inflammatory, exudative, and proliferative disease that mainly affects the heart valves. Tambien es mas frecuente en toxicomanos por via intravenosa. Endocarditis infecciosa es una enfermedad peculiar debido a. Current epidemiology and outcome of infective endocarditis. Endocarditis infecciosa enfermedades cardiovasculares. Infective endocarditis occurs worldwide, and is defined by infection of a native or prosthetic heart valve, the endocardial surface, or an indwelling cardiac device. Factores epidemiologicos asociados a determinado patogenos diabetes mellitus s. Download fulltext pdf endocarditis infecciosa por streptococcus pluranimalium. Procederes dentales, cardiopatia y endocarditis infecciosa. Which bacteria are associated with which types of exposure in the development of endocarditis. Sciencedirect is a registered trademark of elsevier. The diagnosis of infective endocarditis should be considered in anyone with sepsis of unknown origin, or fever in the presence of risk factors previous infective endocarditis, a prosthetic valve or cardiac device, valvular or congenital heart disease, intravenous drug use, indwelling intravenous lines, immunosuppression, or a recent dental or. It is frequently acquired in the health care setting, and more than onehalf of cases now occur in patients without known heart disease.

Ie is uncommon, but people with some heart conditions have a greater risk of developing it. Infecciones orales y endocarditis infecciosa elsevier. Endocarditis infecciosa trastornos cardiovasculares. What is the pathogenesis of endocarditis and what is its correlation with the different clinical presentations. Intensive care unit infectious endocarditis in the intensive care unit abstract objective. Infective endocarditis ie, also called bacterial endocarditis be, is an infection caused by bacteria that enter the bloodstream and settle in the heart lining, a heart valve or a blood vessel. Endocarditis no infecciosa trastornos cardiovasculares. Clinical presentation, etiology, and outcome of infective endocarditis in the 21st century. To study the characteristics, evolution and prognosis of patients with infectious endocarditis requiring treatment in the intensive care unit. It is no exaggeration to say that endocarditis infecciosa is an extraordinarily good book and everyone in the spanish medical community with an interest in this complex disease should welcome it with pride. Fulltext html pdf infective endocarditis occurs worldwide, and is defined by infection of a native or prosthetic heart valve, the endocardial surface, or an indwelling cardiac device. Despite optimal care, mortality approaches 30% at 1 year. In its 27 chapters, all aspects of endocarditis are dealt with exhaustively.