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Clinical Features and Outcome of Infective Endocarditis in a University Hospital in Romania
Conclusions: Staphylococcus aureus IE was associated with the presence of large vegetations, prosthetic valve endocarditis and intracardiac abscess. Coagulase negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) infection was associated with prosthetic valve dysfunction. Streptococcus gallolyticus etiology correlated with ischemic embolic stroke and the presence of large vegetations. Cardiovascular surgery was recommended in 67.4% of patients but was performed only on half of them. In hospital death occurred in 33.7% of patients and independent predictors of mortality were congestive heart failure and septic shock.PMID:33578787 | DOI:10.3390/medicina57020158
Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - February 13, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Emilia Elena Babe ș Diana Anca Lucu ța Codru ța Diana Petcheși Andreea Atena Zaha Cristian Ilyes Alexandru Daniel Jurca Cosmin Mihai Vesa Dana Carmen Zaha Vlad Victor Babe ș Source Type: research

Clinical Features and Outcome of Infective Endocarditis in a University Hospital in Romania.
Conclusions: Staphylococcus aureus IE was associated with the presence of large vegetations, prosthetic valve endocarditis and intracardiac abscess. Coagulase negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) infection was associated with prosthetic valve dysfunction. Streptococcus gallolyticus etiology correlated with ischemic embolic stroke and the presence of large vegetations. Cardiovascular surgery was recommended in 67.4% of patients but was performed only on half of them. In hospital death occurred in 33.7% of patients and independent predictors of mortality were congestive heart failure and septic shock. PMID: 33578787 [PubMed -...
Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - February 10, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Babeș EE, Lucuța DA, Petcheși CD, Zaha AA, Ilyes C, Jurca AD, Vesa CM, Zaha DC, Babeș VV Tags: Medicina (Kaunas) Source Type: research

A Blood Filter Fights Deadly Inflammatory Response
A new blood filtration technology may prove to be life-saving for patients whose normally healthy inflammatory response to injury or illness has gone into overdrive, resulting in fatally high levels of cytokines in their blood. In an interview with MD+DI, Dr. Phillip Chan, MD, PhD, CEO of CytoSorbents Corp., explained that inflammation, and the production of substances called cytokines that drive inflammation, are the body’s natural response to heal injury or infection. But sometimes, the inflammatory response is so severe in such conditions as sepsis and infection, burn injuries, trauma, pancreatitis, li...
Source: MDDI - October 9, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Susan Shepard Tags: Cardiovascular Source Type: news

“A contemporary description of staphylococcus aureus prosthetic valve endocarditis. Differences according to the time elapsed from surgery”
Staphylococcus aureus prosthetic valve endocarditis (SAPVE) has a poor prognosis. There are no large series that accurately describe this entity. This is a retrospective observational study on a prospective cohort from 3 Spanish reference hospitals for cardiac surgery, including 78 definitive episodes of left SAPVE between 1996 and 2016. Fifty percent had a Charlson Index score>5; 53% were health care-related. Twenty percent did not present fever. Complications at diagnosis included: severe heart failure (HF, 29%), septic shock (SS, 17.9%), central nervous system abnormalities (19%), septic metastasis (4%). Hemorrhagic s...
Source: Medicine - August 1, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Minimally Invasive Access Aortic Arch Surgery
Conclusions: Minimally invasive aortic arch surgery via partial upper sternotomy does not increase the risk of morbidity or mortality. Thus, in experienced hands, it is viable, safe, and therefore favorable and as a result should be offered to more patients.
Source: Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery - September 1, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Deriving literature-based benchmarks for surgical complications in high-income countries: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
This study of secondary data does not require ethics approval. It will be presented internationally and published in the peer-reviewed literature. Results will inform a future quality improvement tool and provide benchmarks of surgical complication rates within HICs. Trial registration International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO). Registration number CRD42016037519.
Source: BMJ Open - May 9, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Brindle, M. E., Roberts, D. J., Daodu, O., Haynes, A. B., Cauley, C., Dixon, E., La Flamme, C., Bain, P., Berry, W. Tags: Open access, Health policy Protocol Source Type: research

Cor Triatriatum and Stroke: A Case Report and Review of Literature (P3.294)
Conclusions:This is the largest review of CTS cases with associated stroke. The review showed neuroimaging results consistent with a cardioembolic mechanism. All but two of the cases made use of anticoagulation. Three cases underwent surgery. This case has the longest follow-up and the first to demonstrate failure of anti-platelet therapy and anticoagulation. The need for further investigations regarding optimal stroke prevention in this subset of patients is emphasized.Disclosure: Dr. Diestro has nothing to disclose. Dr. Espiritu has nothing to disclose. Dr. Dorotan has nothing to disclose. Dr. Regalado has nothing to dis...
Source: Neurology - April 17, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Diestro, J. D., Espiritu, A., Dorotan, M. K., Regalado, J., Pascual, J. L. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease Case Reports II Source Type: research

Stroke is not a treatment dilemma for early valve surgery in active infective endocarditis.
CONCLUSION: Surgery for AIE with cerebral septic embolisms can be performed safely, with good early and mid-term follow-up results. When urgent or emergent surgery for AIE is needed, neurologic complications should not be a reason for delay. PMID: 25799711 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Heart Valve Disease - March 25, 2015 Category: Cardiology Tags: J Heart Valve Dis Source Type: research