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Title: | Recent Advances in Infective Endocarditis |
Authors: | Steven W. Kerrigan |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
Publisher: | InTech |
Abstract: | Endocarditis is an inflammation of the lining of the heart and valves. It can be due to a non-infectious cause but when the inflammation is associated with an infection, usually bacterial, it is known as infective endocarditis. It is typically characterized by the development of a large septic thrombus on one of the cardiac valves. As this thrombus grows, it can lead to valve failure or may fragment forming a septic embolus that is associated with high mortality if the target of the embolus is the brain, heart or lung. This book reviews multi-organ complications associated with Infective endocarditis including significant recent advances in molecular mechanisms underlying thrombus formation on the cardiac valve, anti-microbial treatment and surgery. |
link: | http://www.intechopen.com/books/recent-advances-in-infective-endocarditis |
Keywords: | Medicine; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine |
ISBN: | 978-953-51-1169-6 |
Theme: | 教科書-醫學類 |
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