[Underlying cardiac disease in infective endocarditis].
Underlying cardiac lesions in 39 adult cases with infective endocarditis were studied. 18 cases (46%) of the patients had no evidence of preexisting cardiac disease and infection frequently involved aortic valve. The patients without preexisting cardiac disease and 4 patients with an intracardiac substitute including pacemaker lead and aortic valve prosthesis required a surgery during an active infective endocarditis. All cases of active infective endocarditis accompanied with rheumatic valvular disease underwent surgery after a suppression of active inflammation by medical treatment.
Fujiwara
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T
Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
Murakami
T
T
Inada
H
H
Masaki
H
H
Morita
I
I
Tabuchi
A
A
Fukuhiro
Y
Y
Ishida
A
A
Endo
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K
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis