Publications by authors named "G D de Gevigney"
Article Synopsis
- Clinical presentations of infective endocarditis vary widely, making it challenging to diagnose.
- Blood cultures and echocardiography are the two main tests used to confirm the diagnosis.
- Early and accurate detection is crucial for effective treatment and better patient outcomes.
Article Synopsis
- Right-sided infective endocarditis (IE) accounts for 5-10% of all cases and is commonly linked to intravenous drug use, along with other risk factors like electronic devices and congenital heart conditions.
- Prosthetic valve IE is particularly severe and poses challenges in both diagnosis and treatment compared to native valve IE.
- Infection of electronic intracardiac devices complicates therapeutic and diagnostic approaches, making effective management difficult.
Background: Looking for and treating the portal of entry (POE) of infective endocarditis (IE) is important, but published research on this topic is nonexistent.
Objectives: The goal of this study was to systematically search for the POEs of present and potentially new episodes of IEs.
Methods: Patients were systematically seen by a stomatologist, an ear, nose, and throat specialist, and a urologist; women were systematically seen by a gynecologist; patients were seen by a dermatologist when there were cutaneous and/or mucous lesions.
All patients with infective endocarditis should be transferred to a hospital with cardiac surgery facilities. Once the decision to operate on a patient with infective endocarditis has been made, the timing of surgery is very often a difficult decision. Literature on this topic is very scarce.
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