Publications by authors named "J P Casalta"
Background: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement-related infective endocarditis (TAVR-IE) is associated with a poor prognosis. TAVR-IE diagnosis is challenging, and benefits of the most recent classifications (ESC-2015, ISCVID-2023 and ESC-2023) have not been compared with the conventional Duke criteria on this population.
Objectives: The primary objective was to compare the diagnostic value of the Duke, ESC-2015, ISCVID-2023, and ESC-2023 criteria for the diagnosis of TAVR-IE.
Background: Aortic valve infective endocarditis may be complicated by high-degree atrioventricular block in up to 10-20% of cases.
Aim: To assess high-degree atrioventricular block occurrence, contributing factors, prognosis and evolution in patients referred for aortic infective endocarditis.
Methods: Two hundred and five patients referred for aortic valve infective endocarditis between January 2018 and March 2021 were included in this study.
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- * Researchers compared two groups of patients—one from the pandemic period and one from the previous year—looking at their clinical outcomes, treatments, and overall management.
- * The findings indicated that the pandemic did not significantly affect the treatment and mortality rates of IE patients, though there was an increase in intravenous drug-related cases, highlighting a potential psychosocial impact of the pandemic.
Cultural competence is not mentioned as such in the training standards for future nurses, but it is essential for appropriate, personalized and effective care. Learning about and reflecting on one's own history and culture enable an open relationship with patients from other cultures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultimodality imaging in marantic endocarditis associated with cancer: a multicentric cohort study.
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging
November 2023
Aims: We aimed to assess the role of multimodality imaging (MMI) in the diagnosis of marantic endocarditis (ME) associated with cancers and to describe the clinical characteristics, management, and outcome of these patients.
Methods And Results: In a retrospective multicentric study including four tertiary centres for the treatment of endocarditis in France and Belgium, patients with a diagnosis of ME were included. Demographic, MMI [echocardiography, computed tomography (CT), and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT)], and management data were collected.