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Association between CRP/Albumin ratio and long-term mortality in patients with cHronIc Limb-threatening ischemia undergoing EndovaScular therapy Below The Knee: The ACHILES-BTK Registry
CONCLUSIONS: CAR was associated with mortality in CLTI patients undergoing EVT for BTK lesions. CAR may be a simple method to help patient selection, assessment, and intervention strategy for EVT and may improve patient outcomes.PMID:34896550 | DOI:10.1016/j.avsg.2021.11.008
Source: Atherosclerosis - December 13, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cafer Pan ç Arda G üler İsmail Gürbak Ömer Taşbulak Ahmet G üner Ali Kemal Kalkan Ahmet Arif Yal çın Mehmet Ert ürk Source Type: research

Characteristics of Congenital Coronary Artery Fistulas Complicated with Infective Endocarditis: Analysis of 25 Reported Cases
Abstract Congenital coronary artery fistulas (CAFs) are infrequent congenital coronary artery anomalies. Complications such as left‐to‐right shunt, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, pericardial effusion, aneurysm formation, rupture, hemopericardium, pulmonary hypertension, infective endocarditis (IE), syncope, stroke, and sudden death may occur with a variable low frequency. To describe the clinical characteristics of patients with CAFs complicated by IE. A search was conducted through PubMed using the terms “CAFs” and “IE.” Papers with a full description of the fistula characteristics and detail...
Source: Congenital Heart Disease - April 30, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Salah AM Said Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Listerial myocarditis as a complication of Listerial meningoencephalitis
Publication date: Available online 4 April 2017 Source:Cor et Vasa Author(s): M. Strnadel, T. Hnátek, R. Havlíček, E. Krčová, M. Malý, M. Zavoral Here, we present a case report of a 53-year-old patient who was admitted for an acute ischaemic stroke. During the hospitalization period, the patient developed meningoencephalitis and acute myocarditis with recurrent episodes of ventricular fibrillation that required defibrillation repeatedly. Listeria monocytogenes was isolated from blood culture samples. The patient was treated with antibiotic therapy and showed a good clinical response. The diagnosis of myocarditis was...
Source: Cor et Vasa - April 4, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Heartfelt sepsis: microvascular injury due to genomic storm.
Abstract Sepsis is one of the ten leading causes of death in developed and developing countries. In the United States, sepsis mortality approaches that of acute myocardial infarction and exceeds deaths from stroke. Neonates and the elderly are the most vulnerable patients, with these groups suffering from the highest sepsis mortality. In both groups, many survivors respectively display serious developmental disabilities and cognitive decline. The National Institute of Health National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Panel redefined sepsis as a "severe endothelial dysfunction syndrome in response to intravascular and...
Source: Polish Heart Journal - July 5, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hawiger J Tags: Kardiol Pol Source Type: research

Listerial myocarditis as a complication of Listerial meningoencephalitis
Publication date: June 2018Source: Cor et Vasa, Volume 60, Issue 3Author(s): M. Strnadel, T. Hnátek, R. Havlíček, E. Krčová, M. Malý, M. ZavoralAbstractHere, we present a case report of a 53-year-old patient who was admitted for an acute ischaemic stroke. During the hospitalization period, the patient developed meningoencephalitis and acute myocarditis with recurrent episodes of ventricular fibrillation that required defibrillation repeatedly. Listeria monocytogenes was isolated from blood culture samples. The patient was treated with antibiotic therapy and showed a good clinical response. The diagnosis of myocarditi...
Source: Cor et Vasa - July 10, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Workup and Management of Native and Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis
AbstractInfective endocarditis (IE) is associated with significant serious adverse outcomes including death. IE usually presents with diverse clinical picture and syndromic diagnoses including heart failure, stroke, and peripheral embolization. Given variable, vague, and syndromic presentations, the diagnosis of IE may be delayed for days to weeks. Maintaining a high index of suspicion among clinicians is the key to early recognition of the disease and prompt initiation of antimicrobial therapy to prevent IE-associated mortality and morbidity. Blood culture and echocardiography remain essential tools in the diagnosis of in...
Source: Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine - August 7, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Very early infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement
ConclusionA significant proportion of IE episodes following TAVR occurs within a few weeks following the procedure and are associated with dismal outcomes. Some baseline and TAVR procedural factors were associated with VE-IE, andStaphylococcus aureus and enterococci were the main causative pathogens. These results may help to select the more appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis in TAVR procedures and guide the initial antibiotic therapy in those cases with a clinical suspicion of IE.Graphical abstractVery early infective endocarditis after trans-catheter aortic valve replacement. VE-IE indicates very early infective endocard...
Source: Clinical Research in Cardiology - March 9, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research