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 ...

Endocarditis is the infection and inflammation ... The dub sound is produced by the closing of the aortic and pulmonic valves. A heart murmur is an abnormal sound of swishing when listening ...

"As an aside, the Ross procedure, which is my preference in this age group, is the only aortic valve replacement procedure that results in a late survival curve equivalent to an a ...

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 ...

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 ...