Risk of Embolism and Death in Infective Endocarditis: Prognostic Value of Echocardiography

Thuny, Franck; DiSalvo, Giovanni; Belliard, Olivier; Aviérinos, Jean-François; Pergola, Valeria; Rosenberg, Valerie; Casalta, Jean‐Paul; Gouvernet, Joanny; Dérumeaux, Geneviève; Iarussi, D; Ambrosi, Pı̈erre; Calabro, Raffaello; Ribéri, Alberto; Collart, Frédéric; Métras, D; Lépidi, Hubert; Raoult, Didier; Harlé, Jean‐Robert; Weiller, Pierre‐Jean; Cohen, Ariel; Habib, Gilbert

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.104.493155

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Risk of Embolism and Death in Infective Endocarditis: Prognostic Value of Echocardiography

Published in Circulation • Jun 28, 2005

Authors:

Franck Thuny

Giovanni DiSalvo

Olivier Belliard

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The incidence of embolic events (EE) and death is still high in patients with infective endocarditis (IE), and data about predictors of these 2 major complications are conflicting. Moreover, the exact role of echocardiography in risk stratification is not well defined. METHODS AND RESULT...

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Medicine

Infective endocarditis

Internal medicine

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