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Review
. 2018 Dec 30:2018:4109358.
doi: 10.1155/2018/4109358. eCollection 2018.

Cerebrovascular Complications and Infective Endocarditis: Impact of Available Evidence on Clinical Outcome

Leonardo Schirone  1 , Alessandra Iaccarino  2   3 , Wael Saade  4 , Mizar D'Abramo  4 , Antonio De Bellis  5 , Giacomo Frati  1   6 , Sebastiano Sciarretta  1   6 , Carlos-A Mestres  7 , Ernesto Greco  4
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Cerebrovascular Complications and Infective Endocarditis: Impact of Available Evidence on Clinical Outcome

Leonardo Schirone et al. Biomed Res Int. .

Abstract

Background. Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening disease. Its epidemiological profile has substantially changed in recent years although 1-year mortality is still high. Despite advances in medical therapy and surgical technique, there is still uncertainty on the best management and on the timing of surgical intervention. The objective of this review is to produce further insight into the short- and long-term outcomes of patients with IE, with a focus on those presenting cerebrovascular complications.

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