title: [Central nervous system embolism in the course of infective endocarditis].
abstract: Despite the progress made in diagnosis and treatment of heart valve diseases, the incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) remains constant. It is still associated with high mortality and high rate of embolic complications, including most dangerous one, i.e. stroke. It has a significant impact on further treatment and qualifications for cardiac surgery. In this paper, the authors discuss the epidemiology, mechanisms of stroke and its impact on the qualifications for cardiac surgery. The authors discuss the problem of clinically silent central nervous system embolism in the course of IE and the usefulness of neuroimaging and markers of central nervous system damage in diagnosis of cerebral embolism.
authors.affiliation: Instytut Kardiologii, ul. Alpejska 42, 04-628 Warszawa, Poland. grabi71@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grabowski
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jaworska-Wilczyńska
authors.forename: Urszula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ablewska
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Czerwińska-Jelonkiewicz
authors.forename: Elżbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abramczuk
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miłkowska
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hryniewiecki
mesh_terms: D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000382:microbiology*; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004617:Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis