Recent Advances in Infective Endocarditis (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789535111696)

Endocarditis is an inflammation of the lining of the heart and valves. It can be due to a non-infectious cause but when the inflammation is associated with an infection, usually bacterial, it is known as infective endocarditis. It is typically characterized by the development of a large septic thrombus on one of the cardiac valves. As this thrombus grows, it can lead to valve failure or may fragment forming a septic embolus that is associated with high mortality if the target of the embolus is the brain, heart or lung. This book reviews multi-organ complications associated with Infective endocarditis including significant recent advances in molecular mechanisms underlying thrombus formation on the cardiac valve, anti-microbial treatment and surgery.

Author: Steve W. Kerrigan
ISBN-10: 9535111698
ISBN-13: 9789535111696
Publisher: Intechopen
Language: English
Published: 06/27/2013
Pages: 136
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d