Prof. Nihoyannopoulos-Latest Guidelines - Infective Endocarditis
Infective endocarditis (IE) is defined as an infection of the endocardial surface of the heart, which may include one or more heart valves, the mural endocardium, or a septal defect. Its intracardiac effects include severe valvular insufficiency, which may lead to intractable congestive heart failure and myocardial abscesses. If left untreated, IE is generally fatal.
Professor Petros Nihoyannopoulos in Hammersmith Hospital London, explains all the latest guidelines in Infective endocarditis during the European Society of Cardiology Congress.
Fever, possibly low-grade and intermittent, is present in 90% of patients with IE. Heart murmurs are heard in approximately 85% of patients.
Professor Petros Nihoyannopoulos in Hammersmith Hospital London, explains all the latest guidelines in Infective endocarditis during the European Society of Cardiology Congress.
Fever, possibly low-grade and intermittent, is present in 90% of patients with IE. Heart murmurs are heard in approximately 85% of patients.