title: Endocarditis.
abstract: Endocarditis remains a major worldwide problem despite significant advances in diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. This review centers on the recent studies that have been published in the past year concerning the epidemiologic, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects of infective and noninfective endocarditis in both the general and special high-risk populations (eg, drug users, HIV-infected patients, and elderly patients).
authors.affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Farmer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Torre
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004452:Echocardiography; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D012307:Risk Factors; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents