The majority of IE cases are presumably secondary to dental pathology, followed by otitis media or sinusitis • Mitral and aortic ... endocarditis. Patients with native or prosthetic valve ...

An aortic annular abscess (aortic root abscess) can occur as a complication of aortic valve endocarditis and is more common on a prosthetic aortic valve. This is diagnosed predominantly on ...

"As an aside, the Ross procedure, which is my preference in this age group, is the only aortic valve replacement procedure ...

The aortic valve sits between the heart's main pumping ... If a healthcare provider suspects endocarditis along with heart valve disease, they will likely order blood tests to look for bacteria ...

repairs to the aortic root and valve are required in these conditions. The most common causes of acute aortic dissection include bacterial endocarditis, aortic dissection and blunt trauma-induced ...

In asymptomatic patients with mild to moderate aortic stenosis ... antibiotic treatments to prevent endocarditis. While the average decrease in valve area in elderly patients is 0.12 cm 2 per ...

(Annals of Thoracic Surgery) In Japan, the incidence of infective endocarditis increased ... leaflet thrombosis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. (Heart) For patients with coronary ...