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Recent Advances in Infective Endocarditis / edited by Steven W. Kerrigan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kerrigan, Steve W., Editor.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Infective endocarditis.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (134 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- IntechOpen 2013
- [Place of publication not identified] : IntechOpen, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Endocarditis is an inflammation of the lining of the heart and valves. It can be due to a non-infectious cause but when the inflammation is associated with an infection, usually bacterial, it is known as infective endocarditis. It is typically characterized by the development of a large septic thrombus on one of the cardiac valves. As this thrombus grows, it can lead to valve failure or may fragment forming a septic embolus that is associated with high mortality if the target of the embolus is the brain, heart or lung. This book reviews multi-organ complications associated with Infective endocarditis including significant recent advances in molecular mechanisms underlying thrombus formation on the cardiac valve, anti-microbial treatment and surgery.
- Notes:
- Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (InTech, viewed October 19, 2022).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9789535171690
- 9535171690
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