Recent Advances in Infective Endocarditis / / edited by Steven W. Kerrigan.
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 throm...
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Place / Publishing House: | [Place of publication not identified] : : IntechOpen,, 2013. |
Year of Publication: | 2013 |
Language: | English |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (134 pages) |
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Summary: | 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. |
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Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9535171690 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Steven W. Kerrigan. |