RT Book, Section
A1 Freeman, Brian S.
A2 Freeman, Brian S.
A2 Berger, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1135740203
T1 Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259641770
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135740203
RD 2024/04/19
AB Infective  endocarditis  is  a  rare,  life-threatening  infection  of  the  endocardium  by  bacteria  or  fungi.  Cardiac  conditions  such  as  abnormal  or  prosthetic  heart  valves  and  congenital  abnormalities  predispose  patients  to  infective  endocarditis.  Preexisting  endothelial  damage  leads  to  platelet  and  fibrin  deposits  upon  which  nonbacterial  thrombotic  endocardial  lesions  form.  Subsequent  bacteremia  provides  a  source  of  bacteria  that  adhere  to  the  complex  and  proliferate  within  an  infective  vegetation.  Endocardial  vegetations  can  cause  valvular  insufficiency,  myocardial  abscesses,  or  even  septic  emboli.  Because  of  the  high  mortality  rate,  infective  endocarditis  requires  immediate  treatment.