Heart Infection Causing Fewer Hospitalizations, Researchers Say
Study found drop in endocarditis cases despite reduced use of preventive antibiotics
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Antibiotics, Endocarditis, Health Facilities (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - September 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Infective Endocarditis: An Antibiotic Class to Avoid?Infective Endocarditis: An Antibiotic Class to Avoid?
This F1000 commentary reports on a study which supports a revised approach to treating infective endocarditis caused by Enterococcus faecalis. Faculty of 1000 (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - September 17, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Infectious Diseases Commentary Source Type: news
Yale researchers see decline in hospitalizations for serious heart infection
(Yale University) Hospitalizations for endocarditis, a deadly heart infection that disproportionately affects older heart patients, have declined in recent years despite recommendations for limited use of antibiotics to prevent the illness. These findings were recently published by Yale School of Medicine researchers in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - September 16, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Bupivacaine HCL Injection 0.25% (2.5 MG/ML) and Bupivacaine HCL 0.75% (7.5 MG/ML), 30 ML Single-Dose Vials by Hospira, Inc.: Recall- Presence of Particulate Matter
One lot of each strength recalled, administration of an injectable with the presence of foreign particulates may potentially cause thrombophlebitis, bacteremia, sepsis, and/or endocarditis and death may result. (Source: FDA MedWatch)
Source: FDA MedWatch - September 14, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Predicting Prognosis in Infective EndocarditisPredicting Prognosis in Infective Endocarditis
Is PCT is a possible predictor of prognosis in infective endocarditis? BMC Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
Heparin, grad students, a clinical revolution and giving credit where it's due
The story of a grad student who overcame remarkable odds only to be denied his moment of glory, or a tale of dark deceit and devilish doings? The story of heparin is as complicated as the chemistry itselfBlood is remarkable.A liquid that carries nutrients, waste products and the ever-vigilant cells of the immune system around the body, blood rapidly turns into a solid when it leaves its veins and arteries and becomes exposed to bodily tissues or the air outside. This process of solidification – clotting, or coagulation – is executed and controlled by a complex set of reactions and interactions primarily involving the e...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 4, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Richard P Grant Tags: theguardian.com Blogposts Science Source Type: news
Superantigens produced by staph bacteria cause deadly heart disease
University of Iowa researchers have discovered what causes the lethal effects of staphylococcal infective endocarditis - a serious bacterial infection of heart valves that kills approximately 20,000 Americans each year. According to the UI study, the culprits are superantigens - toxins produced in large quantities by Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria - which disrupt the immune system, turning it from friend to foe. "The function of a superantigen is to 'mess' with the immune system," says Patrick Schlievert, Ph.D... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
Bacterial toxins cause deadly heart disease
(University of Iowa Health Care) University of Iowa researchers have discovered what causes the lethal effects of staphylococcal infective endocarditis -- a serious bacterial infection of heart valves that kills approximately 20,000 Americans each year. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Predicting Symptomatic Embolism in Infective EndocarditisPredicting Symptomatic Embolism in Infective Endocarditis
A simple risk calculator predicts symptomatic embolism in patients with infective endocarditis, French researchers say. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
You've just decided to attend ESC Congress 2013 ? Register online and save time in Amsterdam
Register online by 19 August and save time in Amsterdam by avoiding to queue.
Topics:
Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Basic Science, Cardiac Tumours, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management, Cardiovascular Nursing, Cardiovascular Surgery, Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD), Clinical pharmacology, Computers in Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease, Diabetic heart disease, Diseases of the Aorta and Trauma to the Aorta and Heart, Echocardiography (Non-invasive imaging), Genetics, Heart Failure (HF), Hyperten...
Source: ESC News and Press - August 6, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Physicians should counsel patients about sex life after cardiac event
New statement from American and European cardiology experts advises heart patients and their partners to receive individually tailored counseling from healthcare professionals about resuming sexual activity.Counseling should address topics such as when to resume sex, specific methods and recommended positions, and the role of intimacy without sex.
Topics:
Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), Basic Science, Cardiac Tumours, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management, Cardiovascular Nursing, Cardiovascular Surgery, Chr...
Source: ESC News and Press - July 30, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Why is ESC Congress the one to attend? Panos Vardas answers
With the deadline for online registration just a week away, Professor Panos Vardas, FESC, President of the ESC, reveals his passion for ESC Congress, why he’d never miss it and what to watch out for at this year’s event in Amsterdam. Register for ESC Congress 2013.
Topics:
Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Basic Science, Cardiac Tumours, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management, Cardiovascular Nursing, Cardiovascular Surgery, Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD), Clinical pharmacology, Computers in Cardiolo...
Source: ESC News and Press - July 22, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Early Surgery No Help in Valve Infection (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis continue to have a high mortality risk that early surgical intervention does not reduce, results of a large multinational trial showed. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 16, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Medical Therapy Equal to Surgery for Valve EndocarditisMedical Therapy Equal to Surgery for Valve Endocarditis
The large observational analysis may reopen the question of who may do just fine with medical therapy for prosthetic valve endocarditis vs surgery, as recommended in current guidelines. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
New analysis IDs who fares best with surgery for valve endocarditis
The large observational analysis may reopen the question of who may do just fine with medical therapy for prosthetic valve endocarditis vs surgery, as recommended in current guidelines. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - July 15, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
