Endocarditis in Patients with Cocaine or Opioid Use Disorder Saw Marked Increase Between 2011 to 2022
Steep, recent increase indicates COVID-19 associated with higher risk of endocarditis, NIH-supported study finds. December 13, 2022 -- The incidence rate of infective endocarditis– a rare but often fatal inflammation of the heart valves... (Source: Drugs.com - Clinical Trials)
Source: Drugs.com - Clinical Trials - December 13, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: clinical trials

Evaluation of Transcatheter Heart Valve Repair in Patients With a Severe Symptomatic Leaky Tricuspid Heart Valve
Conditions:   Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation, Nonrheumatic;   Cardiac Catheterization;   Heart Failure, Right Sided;   Valve Regurgitation, Tricuspid Interventions:   Device: TriClip TTVr system (Abbott Vascular);   Device: PASCAL TTVr system (Edwards Lifesciences) Sponsors:   St. Antonius Hospital;   ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development Recruiting (Source: ClinicalTrials.gov)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov - November 29, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: clinical trials

Effectiveness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis of Infective Endocarditis for Invasive Dental Procedures in Patients With Prosthetic Heart Valves
Conditions:   Endocarditis, Bacterial;   Endocarditis;   Endocarditis Acute and Subacute Intervention:   Other: Improved practices Sponsor:   University Hospital, Bordeaux Not yet recruiting (Source: ClinicalTrials.gov)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov - November 14, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: clinical trials