2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2017.01.006
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Abstract: Asymptomatic embolism to the central nervous system and to the spleen were frequent. Splenomegaly was consistently associated with embolic events.

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“…The mean age of the IE patients was 46 years. In many studies of IE patients, the mean age was higher than that in our study, while other IE patients were similar to ours 2 14 15. In addition, elderly people were more likely to have valve replacement surgery because of degenerative valve disease.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 80%
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“…The mean age of the IE patients was 46 years. In many studies of IE patients, the mean age was higher than that in our study, while other IE patients were similar to ours 2 14 15. In addition, elderly people were more likely to have valve replacement surgery because of degenerative valve disease.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 80%
“…Despite being relatively rare worldwide, IE has been reported in a steady incidence over the past three decades ranging from 2 to 6 per 100 000 individuals in the general population per year and has a considerable associated mortality rate that varies from 10% to 30% 1. Predisposing factors for IE include conditions such as congenital heart diseases, rheumatic valve disease, artificial valves and other factors such as intravenous drug use (DU), dental procedures and haemodialysis 2. The diagnosis of IE is made based on symptoms, blood cultures, echocardiography and pathological biopsy from valve surgery 3.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Systemic embolization is a grave complication seen to occur in 22% to 50% of the cases [3]. Clinical manifestations of systemic embolization can precede the diagnosis of IE in 25% to 60% of the cases [6]. Emboli most commonly involve major arterial beds including brain, lungs, spleen, extremities, bowel and coronary arteries [3].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…IE is a prothrombic condition and subclinical or silent embolic phenomena that occur in a high number of patients (Hess et al, 2013;Monteiro et al, 2017), especially in S. aureus IE as cerebral ischemic strokes (Rasmussen et al, 2009). Embolism is one of the most frequent and serious complications in IE and is primarily related to the size of the vegetations (Røder et al, 1997;Heiro et al, 2000;Di Salvo et al, 2001;Vilacosta et al, 2002;Thuny et al, 2005;Snygg-Martin et al, 2008;García-Cabrera et al, 2013).…”
Section: Antithrombotic Treatment In Infective Endocarditismentioning
confidence: 99%