TY - CHAP AU - Pedro Eduardo Alvarado Rubio MD AU - Roberto Brugada Molina MD AU - Pedro Eduardo Alvarado Ávila MD AU - Alejandro González Mora MD AU - Cesar Augusto González López MD ED - Peter Magnusson ED - Robin Razmi Y1 - 2019-03-21 PY - 2019 T1 - Infective Endocarditis: Inflammatory Response, Genetic Susceptibility, Oxidative Stress, and Multiple Organ Failure N2 - Infective endocarditis is a potentially life-threatening devastating disease. Due to its diagnostic difficulties, definite diagnosis may be delayed. Once diagnosed, the treatment options need careful judgment preferably among team members with specialization in cardiology, imaging, infectious disease, and thoracic surgery. The purpose of this book is to cover various aspects of the management of infectious endocarditis, which may serve as a basis of knowledge that will facilitate implementation of improved, evidenced-based care for this challenging disease. BT - Infective Endocarditis SP - Ch. 5 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.84908 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.84908 SN - 978-1-78984-012-4 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-23 ER -