Distant embolisation in infective endocarditis: characteristics and outcomes.
Mariëlle G J DuffelsTjeerd GermansAnnet Bos-SchaapOlivier DrexhageJiri F P WagenaarFriso M van der ZantMartine HoogewerfRemco J J KnolVictor A W M UmansPublished in: Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation (2023)
This registry-based single-centre experience showed an incidence of distant embolisation in daily care of 24%. Cerebral and coronary embolisation provoked symptoms, while visceral emboli remained silent. Pulmonary emboli may present with inflammatory signs. Distant embolisation was not in itself a contra-indication for outpatient endocarditis@home treatment.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- healthcare
- coronary artery
- coronary artery disease
- pulmonary hypertension
- physical activity
- palliative care
- risk factors
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- oxidative stress
- type diabetes
- insulin resistance
- heart failure
- adipose tissue
- atrial fibrillation
- quality improvement
- sleep quality
- left ventricular
- chronic pain
- weight loss
- aortic stenosis
- blood brain barrier
- glycemic control