Main description:

Endocarditis: Diagnosis and Management is an important resource of clinical information that provides relevant information on the diagnosis and management of endocarditis. It is useful to all practitioners who are involved in the care of these critically ill patients.

Contents:

Historical Perspectives and Basic Principles.- Perspectives on the History of Endocarditis.- Pathologic Findings: Valvular Destruction, Perivalvular Abnormalities, and Extracardiac Findings.- Changing Populations: The Elderly, Injection Drug Users, Health-Care-Associated and Immunocompromised Patients.- Microbiology of Infective Endocarditis and Microbiologic Diagnosis.- Prophylaxis of Endocarditis.- Diagnosis and Management Approaches.- Diagnostic Approach to Endocarditis.- Role of Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Management of Endocarditis.- Surgical Management: Indications and Technical Issues.- Treatment of Native Valve Endocarditis: General Principles and Therapy for Specific Organisms.- Clinical Dilemmas.- Blood-Culture-Negative Endocarditis.- Prosthetic Valve and Other Cardiovascular Device-Related Endocarditis.- Pediatric Infective Endocarditis and Congenital Heart Disease.- Systemic Embolism in Endocarditis: Incidence, Risk Factors, Clinical Significance, and Treatment Strategies.- Neurological Complications of Endocarditis: Pathophysiologic Mechanisms and Management Issues.