Contemporary Challenges in Endocarditis

Michael S. Firstenberg

doi:10.5772/62550

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Contemporary Challenges in Endocarditis

Edited by Michael S. Firstenberg

Northeast Ohio Medical University

Endocarditis remains an elusive challenge for clinicians to master. As the population ages and their comorbidities increase, the risk of infecting cardiac structures - both native and, the ever-increasing use of, prosthetic support technology - also increases. In addition, the global epidemic of intravenous substance abuse has also resulted in a substantial increase in the number of infected patients. Fortunately, advances in the diagnostic testing, imaging, and recognition of the importance of a multidisciplinary management team have also contributed to advances in the care of these critically ill patients. Nevertheless, optimal therapies need to be individualized and considered in the ever-increasing body of scientific literature on this complex and difficult problem.

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Contemporary Challenges in EndocarditisEdited by Michael S. Firstenberg

Published: November 9th 2016

DOI: 10.5772/62550

ISBN: 978-953-51-2770-3

Print ISBN: 978-953-51-2769-7

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chapters		Downloads
Open access peer-reviewed 1. Introductory Chapter: Endocarditis - A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge By Michael S. Firstenberg		682
Open access peer-reviewed 2. Antibiotic Prophylactic Regimens for Infective Endocarditis in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures By Miguel Castro, Javier Álvarez, Javier F. Feijoo, Marcio Diniz, Lucía García-Caballero, Pedro Diz and Jacobo Limeres		769
Open access peer-reviewed 3. Epidemiology of Infective Endocarditis By Fabian Andres Giraldo Vallejo		821
Open access peer-reviewed 4. Advanced Echocardiography for the Diagnosis and Management of Infective Endocarditis By John F. Sedgwick and Gregory M. Scalia		638
Open access peer-reviewed 5. Ocular Manifestations of Endocarditis By Cheima Wathek and Riadh Rannen		516
Open access peer-reviewed 6. Culture Negative Endocarditis: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment By Marion J. Skalweit		1076
Open access peer-reviewed 7. Infective Endocarditis in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients in Developing Countries: What is the Real Problem? By Díaz-García Héctor Rafael, Contreras-de la Torre Nancy Anabel, Alemán-Villalobos Alfonso, Carrillo-Galindo María de Jesús, Gómez- Jiménez Olivia Berenice, Esparza-Beléndez Edgar, Ramírez-Rosales Gladys Eloísa, Portilla-d Buen Eliseo and Arreola-Torres Ramón		716
Open access peer-reviewed 8. Septic Embolism: A Potentially Devastating Complication of Infective Endocarditis By Thomas R. Wojda, Kristine Cornejo, Andrew Lin, Anthony Cipriano, Sudip Nanda, Jose D. Amortegui, Barbara T. Wojda and Stanislaw P. Stawicki		1115

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