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Review
. 2006 Aug 12;333(7563):334-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7563.334.

Infective endocarditis

Rhys P Beynon  1 , V K Bahl, Bernard D Prendergast
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Review

Infective endocarditis

Rhys P Beynon et al. BMJ. .
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Fig 1
Fig 1
Cutaneous manifestations in infective endocarditis. (Left) Osler's nodes in patient with streptococcal endocarditis and underlying hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. (Right) Severe purpuric lesions in woman with staphylococcal endocarditis arising on an implanted pacemaker. (Reproduced with permission from Habib G. Heart 2006;92: 124-30)
Fig 1
Fig 1
Cutaneous manifestations in infective endocarditis. (Left) Osler's nodes in patient with streptococcal endocarditis and underlying hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. (Right) Severe purpuric lesions in woman with staphylococcal endocarditis arising on an implanted pacemaker. (Reproduced with permission from Habib G. Heart 2006;92: 124-30)
Fig 2
Fig 2
Micro-organisms responsible for native valve and prosthetic valve endocarditis in recent European survey. (Reproduced courtesy of P Tornos and the Euro heart survey)
Fig 3
Fig 3
Role of transoesophageal echocardiography in investigation and management of endocarditis. Top: small vegetation on tip of a coronary cusp undetected by transthoracic echocardiography. Middle: same patient as above, showing resultant severe aortic regurgitation. Bottom: paravalvular aortic regurgitation in patient with endocarditis affecting a prosthetic aortic valve
Fig 3
Fig 3
Role of transoesophageal echocardiography in investigation and management of endocarditis. Top: small vegetation on tip of a coronary cusp undetected by transthoracic echocardiography. Middle: same patient as above, showing resultant severe aortic regurgitation. Bottom: paravalvular aortic regurgitation in patient with endocarditis affecting a prosthetic aortic valve
Fig 3
Fig 3
Role of transoesophageal echocardiography in investigation and management of endocarditis. Top: small vegetation on tip of a coronary cusp undetected by transthoracic echocardiography. Middle: same patient as above, showing resultant severe aortic regurgitation. Bottom: paravalvular aortic regurgitation in patient with endocarditis affecting a prosthetic aortic valve
Fig 4
Fig 4
Left: large vegetation on tip of anterior mitral valve leaflet. Middle: proplapsing mitral valve leaflet in same patient. Right: resultant severe eccentric mitral regurgitation
Fig 4
Fig 4
Left: large vegetation on tip of anterior mitral valve leaflet. Middle: proplapsing mitral valve leaflet in same patient. Right: resultant severe eccentric mitral regurgitation
Fig 4
Fig 4
Left: large vegetation on tip of anterior mitral valve leaflet. Middle: proplapsing mitral valve leaflet in same patient. Right: resultant severe eccentric mitral regurgitation
Fig 5
Fig 5
Severe prosthetic valve endocarditis with large abscess cavity surrounding a mitral annuloplasty ring
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